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Young v. State
807 P.2d 276
Okla. Crim. App.
1991
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*1 276 Stаte, 381, case, 1988); v. 753 P.2d 383 In the burglary charge instant the S.A.H. State, (Okl.Cr.1988); v. 751 P.2d G.E.D. underlying formed the basis for the murder 755, (Okl.Cr.1988); State, 757 Douma v. robbery and like the in Munson 1163, (Okl.Cr.1988); Troling

749 P.2d 1165 independent could sustain an conviс- (Okl.Cr. State, 168, 736 170-71 er v. P.2d kidnapping charge tion. Like the in Mun- State, 525, 1987); v. 736 P.2d 526 K.C.W. son, robbery charge the anwas extension (Okl.Cr.1987); State, v. S.R.S. 728 P.2d burglary the form the under- 515, (Okl.Cr.1986); State, Rogers 518 v. 721 lying the basis for murder conviction. (Okl.Cr.1986); 805, 807 v. Ring P.2d an independent could sustain conviction. 1085, 1086 cert. de 909, 1882, 103 nied 461 U.S. S.Ct. 76 (1983);

L.Ed.2d 812 and Jones v. 654 (Okl.Cr.1982).

P.2d We persuaded

now to abandon our rul

ings. Accordingly, is dis

missed.

Finding warranting no error modification convictions for reversal YOUNG, Appellant, Degree Degree First Murder First v. Robbery, and Sentences ‍‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‍are Judgment AFFIRMED. The and Sentence for appellant’s Burglary viction is and REMANDED REVERSED Criminal with instructions to DISMISS.

LUMPKIN, V.C.J., and BRETT and

JOHNSON, JJ., concur. J.,

LANE, specially concurs.

LANE, Presiding Judge, specially

concurring: agree

I majority theory with the on the

and application matter. write explain why only

to further one of the two charges merged

additional charge. by majority,

murder As stated (Okl.Cr. P.2d

Munson 1988), cert. denied U.S. S.Ct. 102 L.Ed.2d very much

similar to instant defen case robbery,

dant was with armed kid

napрing and murder. We held that underlying felony was the for murder conviction and there

fore merged charge. with the murder

so doing, we said:

Because armed the ini- began

tial the chain of ultimately leading

events to the victim’s

death, merged this offense with the felo-

ny-murder p. conviction. Id.

We then found kidnapping

also an extension of and there-

fore form underlying did not basis charge. murder *2 find that

Because we cause man- reversal, complete dates recitation оf the necessary. facts is not Relevant facts will required. be set forth as error, In ap his first pellant inculpatory asserts that police made him to a offiсial were erro neously at trial. The admitted record re questioned veals that was on separate three occasions after commission City of the crimes Oklahoma Police County jail, detective at the Oklahoma where was connec tion with an unrelated offense. years time, was seventeen оld at that as day During he on the of the crimes. was interviews, appellant the second and third gave detailed accounts of his involvement in the and assault for which he was convicted. It was not until after these confessions were obtained crimes.1 We also note that evidence introduced at trial which linked him to the сase at bar. Because Defender, Gelvin, Pete Asst. Public Okla- appellant had not been with Office, County Defender’s homa Public crimes at the time he his City, Oklahoma for „ statements, questioning and because the not conducted in accordance with Gen., Henry, Atty. H. Sandra D. Robert 1109(A), O.S.Supp.1982, he contends that § Howard, Gen., City, Atty. Asst. Oklahomа it error to admit his confessions at appellee. for agree. trial. We Title 10 OPINION vides: PARKS, Judge: by questioning gained No information subsequently any child ‍‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‍nor evidence ob- Young, appellant, was tried information tained as a result of such Robbery by jury for the crimes of with into evidence shall be admissible Battery Firearms and Assault questioning the сhild unless the about Dangerous Weapon in the District Court of any alleged by any offense law enforce- County, Oklahoma Case No. CRF-85-4291. presence is done in thе ment officer ... jury guilty returned a verdict of on attorney, parents, guardian, of the punishment forty-five each count and set of the child. legal custodian (45) (10) years yеars imprisonment, and ten terms, lim- respectively. ap- The trial court sentenced Section By its own A jury’s questioning of a child. pellant accordance with ver- ited to the dict, “any person as under ordering his sentences be served con- “child” is defined (18) except any secutively. eighteen years age, From these Sentеnces, perfected ap- person has sixteen peal. who is "placed and Warrant were claimed to have that both the Information the detective 1-5) charge" (O.R. appellant at the conclusion of after the third interview. executed (Tr. 140), second interview the record reveals information use of enumerated offense with subject firearm or other offensive while which is the matter of prosecu- felony-” tion compliance not in 1984, 1101(1)(emphasis Further- A.M.H. v. morе, provides: an O.S.B.I. *3 agent juvenile “visited” with the appellant or Any person sixteen seventeen several before is minutes told that the who give Ap- to a wished cоnfession. pellant’s brought mother was then into the use of firearm or offensive room, parties while ... shall be both were advised their Upon and rights, considered as an adult. the arrest Miranda to confessed detention, sixteen- and such or seven- In analyzing Murder. teen-year-old accused shall have all the period during agеnt time “vis- statutory and constitutional and appellant, ited” with this Court that stated protections adult of an accused of reverse had certification meсhanism “[t]he crime.... yet operate, not commenced to no because yet against had filed been moment, At that was a (Okl. Highsaw 758 P.2d 336 (foot- sixteen-year-old juvеnile.” Id. at 353 Cr.1988), juvenile’s this Court that a omitted). note in As this author stated statements, made in custodial the absence specially concurring opinion, “This lan- parents, properly of his were admitted be guage juvenile that a indicates will be “arrested cause he had been and booked” special sidered a ‘child’entitled to the prior to reverse certification offenses ques- tections of Section unless questioning. 340. In Id. at H. v.W. tioning by authorities occurs after 759 P.2d 214 we held that nile has been with a certi- reverse juvenile’s given under similar offense, fication juvenile which case the properly circumstances were admitted be will be as an treated adult.” Id. at 355 previously “charged” cause she had been (Parks, J., specially concurring) (emphasis with reverse certification offenses. Id. original). eаse, presented 216. In the we are juvenile neither “arrested dowe not herein resolve for, with, “charged” and booked” nor question juvenile of whether a be must questioning. offenses at issue to for, “charged” “arrested and booked” or Rather, appellant was incarcerated on an with, an he enumerated offense before unrelated, nonenumerated2 special afforded the of Section at the time he his confessions. Even 1109(A)3, ruling that we hold the A.M.H. had the unrelated been an enumer applicable Appellant to the instant case. offense, ated we would find the exist ‍‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‍charged with, herein was neither nor ar- disposition ence of such fact relevant to the for, rested and booked crimes for which of this special case. We conclude that the ques- he was at the convicted time he was protections afforded children under Section par- tioned about those crimes. On those the arrest or occasions, therefore, ticular he was a sev- for, juvenile charg detention of a enteen-year-old juvenile and ing an unrelated crime. pursuant should have conducted bеen Thus, presented Accordingly, to this Section we hold appellant’s erroneously is whether must be “ar- rested “charged” booked” admitted. fear,” (Okl. “[RJobbery by unrelated See Harris v. crime Cr.1989), with which had been for further discussion of two these (P.H.Tr. 196-97), is one of the offenses enu- standards. merated in the reverse certification statute. Sеe O.S.1981, 1101(1); § 1104.2. Appellant the officer talked to the

Having concluded that Au- admitted, gust appears 16 and 20. erroneously were we confessions jailer error оfficer not advise the to add the now determine whether such must charges giving right to a fair trial. rise to these convictions un- prejudiced appellant’s partic- til after the previously 3001.1. As admitted his See noted, ipation in the crimes. The facts appellant’s confessions were the reveal the linked him officer knew of the status of the only evidence introduced which must, therefore, procedures and failed to follow the mandat- case. We this cause to the ed thus ren- REVERSE аnd REMAND dering the and instruct it to DISMISS confession inadmissible district court Appellant. the same. *4 BRETT, J.,

LANE, P.J., and concur. JOHNSON, J.,

LUMPKIN, V.P.J., and

concur in result.

LUMPKIN, Presiding Judge,

concuring in results: While I must concur in the results PROBST, Appellant, William Franklin reached the Court in this case based on decisis, join stare cannot the Court’s special protections af- statement “that the of children under are

forded the arrest or detention of charging Court of Criminal nile an unrelated crime”. provisions The Rehearing ‍‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‍April Denied 1104.2(A),provide “[a]ny person six- teen of the enumerat- with [one оffenses],

ed adult”, shall be considered as an added.) The statutes regarding

do not create a distinction

treatment of these offenders as taking

it relates to the of statements after words,

they “charged”. are once with an enumerated

offense, then enforcement officers can law juvenile regarding both enu- offenses,

merated and nonenumerated if

the constitutional juvenile.

an adult are afforded to the Appel-

The record in this case reveals the previously charged

lant had been and de- robbery by

tained for the offense fear, an offense not listed in Section ‍‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‍awaiting transportation and was detention center. There-

fore, charging and detention of the

Appellant on used that offense cannot be

as the basis for the admission of the state-

ment this case. record also reveals

Case Details

Case Name: Young v. State
Court Name: Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Date Published: Mar 1, 1991
Citation: 807 P.2d 276
Docket Number: F-86-508
Court Abbreviation: Okla. Crim. App.
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