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STATE v. SEVERSON

TC C82-12-39047; CA A28388; SC S30516.

696 P.2d 521 (1985)

72 Or.App. 652

STATE of Oregon, Respondent On Review, v. Sandra Ann SEVERSON, Petitioner On Review.

Supreme Court of Oregon, In Banc.

Decided February 20, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alice D. Ellis, Portland, argued the cause and filed the petition for petitioner on review. Paul S. Petterson, Portland, filed the brief for petitioner in the Court of Appeals.

Robert E. Barton, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salem, argued the cause for respondent on review. With him on the briefs were Dave Frohnmayer, Atty. Gen., James E. Mountain, Jr., Sol. Gen., and Thomas H. Denney, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salem.

ROBERTS, Justice.

The issue presented is whether a psychiatrist's report should have been admitted into evidence as an adoptive admission. The report was used in a pretrial hearing on defendant's motion to suppress statements she made to the police. The question was whether defendant was competent to waive her Miranda1 rights. After reviewing the report, the trial judge ruled that defendant was competent and declined to suppress...

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