State v. Mazziotti

Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him of failure to perform the duties of a driver when property is damaged, ORS 811.700, failure to perform the duties of a driver to injured persons, ORS 811.705, reckless endangerment, ORS 163.195, and reckless driving, ORS 811.140. In his first three assignments of error, defendant contends that the trial court erred when it allowed the state to present evidence of his prior convictions for eluding and reckless driving and police testimony concerning the facts underlying those prior convictions.1 In his opening brief, defendant asserts that the…