Legal Opinion
State v. Farber
Court of Appeals of Oregon
Decided March 8, 1982No. 80-9-30, CA 19380PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*353VAN HOOMISSEN, J.
Defendant appeals his jury conviction for murder.1 He contends the trial court erred (1) in admitting the hearsay statements of an alleged coconspirator and (2) in denying his motion for judgment of acquittal. The dispositive issue is whether the hearsay statements of the alleged coconspirator were so inherently prejudicial that they should not have been received in evidence, absent an opportunity to cross-examine the declarant.
The state’s theory at trial was that defendant was selling cocaine supplied by the victim, Foss. Foss had supplied defendant with a large quantity of…
2Cases cited39 opinions
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- Ohio v. RobertsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by4 opinions
- State v. PottleCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1983
- State v. FarberCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1982
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- State v. FarberCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1982