State v. Anderson

Sep 27, 2006
0405-45256; A126532
Reporters:
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Before:
Ortega
PER CURIAM

Defendant was convicted of unlawful possession of a firearm and possession of a ‍​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‍loaded firearm in a public place. On appeal, he assigns error to the trial court’s holding of a bench trial without obtaining a written waiver of ‍​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‍defendant’s right to be tried by a jury, contrary to Article I, section 11, of the Oregon Constitution and ORS 136.001, both of which expressly require a ‍​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‍written waiver. The state concedes the error and we agree and accept the concession.

Defendant also assigns error to the trial court’s denial of his motion to ‍​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‍suppress evidence obtained after defendant spontaneously told a police officer, who had arrested defendant for driving with a suspended license and without insurance, that he could ‍​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‍search defendant’s car. We reject that assignment of error without further discussion.

Reversed and remanded.