State v. Matheson

A jury convicted defendant of one count of first-degree sodomy, ORS 163.405, two counts of first-degree sexual abuse, ORS 163.427, and three counts of first-degree unlawful sexual penetration, ORS 163.411, for conduct involving the younger of his two daughters. He makes six assignments of error on appeal. We reject the first and third assignments without discussion. In his second assignment, defendant argues that the trial court erred by admitting evidence that he also sexually abused his older daughter — conduct for which he was not indicted. In his fourth assignment, defendant contends…