Opinion ID: 1294992
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Heading: Suppression of Oral Statements

Text: The defendant also contends that the trial court erred in refusing to suppress statements he made to the Loudoun County officers in the interview which took place in Arlington on March 23, 1981. The defendant says the evidence fails to show that he made a knowing and voluntary waiver of his Miranda rights in so far as any statements concerning the Loudoun County offenses are concerned. The defendant's argument on this point is unclear. He says that, although he signed a waiver form on March 23, 1981, the form was signed in anticipation of questioning on other charges against [him] and there was no discussion regarding the Loudoun County charges. He then cites two pages of the appendix, but neither these pages nor others in the appendix indicate any deception by the police in securing the defendant's signature on the waiver form. If deception is the basis of this argument, we reject the argument. In any event, the record shows that the defendant knowingly and voluntarily waived his Miranda rights with respect to the March interview.