Legal Opinion
State v. McDonnell
Oregon Supreme Court
Decided July 9, 1992No. CC J85-0004; SC S38177PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*480VAN HOOMISSEN, J.
This is an automatic and direct review of a judgment of conviction of aggravated murder and sentence of death. Former ORS 163.150(1)© (1987) (now ORS 163.150(l)(g)). Defendant seeks reversal of his conviction for aggravated murder. Alternatively, he asks this court to vacate his sentence of death. We affirm defendant’s conviction. We vacate his sentence of death and remand this case to the circuit court for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
SUMMARY OF FACTS
The jury found defendant guilty. We therefore view the evidence in the light most favorable to the state.…
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