Legal Opinion
State v. Castrejon
Oregon Supreme Court
Decided July 22, 1993No. CC 9004-32451; CA A66770; SC S39642PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtUnis, J.
The issues in this criminal case are whether a jury-instruction on reasonable doubt was proper and whether an unpreserved claim of error is available for appellate review.
Defendant was charged with unauthorized use of a vehicle, ORS 164.135. The trial court gave the jury the following instruction on reasonable doubt:
“Now, the law presumes the defendant is innocent. The burden is upon the State to prove that the defendant is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Reasonable doubt means just that. After considering all of the evidence, if you have a reasonable doubt as to defendant’s guilt, then you…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Estelle v. McGuireSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Sullivan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Cage v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Ailes v. Portland Meadows, Inc.Oregon Supreme Court · 1991
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3Cited by36 opinions
- State v. WyattOregon Supreme Court · 2000
- Eric Allen Peterson v. Robert LampertCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
- State v. ThompsonOregon Supreme Court · 1999
- State v. BucholzOregon Supreme Court · 1993
- State v. FarmerOregon Supreme Court · 1993
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