State v. Bowling

Defendant appeals his conviction of first degree murder. Since several of the assignments are directed at a claimed lack of evidence to establish venue in Linn county, a review of the essential facts are necessary.

The partially clad body of the victim, Edwin C. Waddell, was found in a brush covered area, near a dirt road in Linn county on October 22,1964. The spot was about one mile from the Santiam river, the boundary line between Marion and Linn counties. It was about three miles west of Jefferson, which is located in Marion county on the north bank of the Santiam river. There was evidence…