State v. Roden

The defendant, Patrick L. Roden, was accused in the circuit court for Marion county of the crime of unlawfully obtaining public assistance (ORS 411.630) and entered a plea of not guilty. The jury returned a unanimous verdict of guilty and defendant was sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term not exceeding three years, from which judgment he appeals.

The only error assigned by defendant is the denial of his motion for a mistrial based on the alleged misconduct of a juror.

The trial commenced on March 24, 1958 and the case was submitted to the jury before noon on the following…