State v. Forrester

Defendant appeals a judgment of conviction for driving while under the influence of intoxicants, ORS 813.010; reckless driving, ORS 811.140; and assault in the third degree, ORS 163.165. He challenges the legal sufficiency of the evidence as to the assault conviction. Specifically, he argues that there is insufficient evidence that he acted with extreme indifference to the value of human life. He also assigns error to the trial court’s decision to admit a forensic lab report without giving him an opportunity to cross-examine the person who prepared the report. We affirm.

We begin with the…