State v. Moala

33 Argued and submitted September 2, 2021; reversed on appeal, affirmed on cross-appeal June 2, 2022 STATE OF OREGON, Plaintiff-Appellant Cross-Respondent, v. SIONE MOALA, Defendant-Respondent Cross-Appellant. Multnomah County Circuit Court 18CR73992; A171258

511 P3d 1127

The state appeals a pretrial order that excluded a photograph of an injury on the complainant, E’s, leg after the trial court concluded that the photograph con- stituted impermissible hearsay. Defendant cross-appeals from the trial court’s order. He argues that the Court of Appeals lacks jurisdiction to consider the state’s…