State v. Reyes-Sanchez

Defendant was charged with the burglary, robbery, and murder of Jesse Valero, who was found stabbed to death in her home. Defendant moved in limine to offer hearsay statements to show that a third party, Tiffany Scherer, had killed Valero. The trial court excluded that evidence, and defendant was convicted of aggravated murder, ORS 163.095, felony murder, ORS 163.115, first-degree robbery, ORS 164.415, and first-degree burglary, ORS 164.225. On appeal, defendant assigns as error the trial court’s rulings on his motions in limine, arguing that the hearsay statements were admissible under the…