State v. Dunning

This criminal case from Wallowa County began as a dispute over cattle and ended with two people shot dead and another, defendant, convicted of attempted murder, ORS 161.405, and assault in the second degree, ORS 163.175. On appeal, she raises three assignments of error. First, she argues that the trial court erred in refusing to allow her to impeach the state’s witness, Travis Beach, whose father was shot and killed by defendant’s companion and who, in return, shot that companion, by questioning the witness about his probationary status. Second, she argues that the trial court erred in…