Legal Opinion
State v. Lyons
Oregon Supreme Court
Decided October 11, 1996No. CC 10-89-08273; CA A68348; SC S41261PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtVan Hoomissen, J.
Defendant appeals his convictions for aggravated murder, murder, and burglary in the first degree. ORS 163.095; ORS 163.115; ORS 164.225. He contends that the trial court erred by admitting the state’s polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) evidence and in failing to disclose to the defense nonexculpatory material contained in the mental health records of a person who, defendant claims, committed the crimes. The Court of Appeals affirmed. State v. Lyons, 124 Or App 598, 863 P2d 1303 (1993). We allowed review to decide an important issue of first impression in this…
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