State v. Rawls

(Pro Tempore).

Rawls and Frazier were jointly indicted for murder. Separate trials were held, Frazier’s being the first. He was convicted. On the subsequent trial of Rawls, Frazier testified, even though his case was on appeal and he could have claimed the privilege against self-incrimination. Rawls was convicted of second-degree murder and appealed to this court, which reversed and remanded the case for a new trial. State v. Rawls, 247 Or 328, 429 P2d 574 (1967). In the meantime, this court had affirmed Frazier’s conviction and Frazier had then filed for a writ of habeas corpus in the United…