State v. Hedrick

The defendant, Chester Raymond Hedrick, was indicted in Multnomah county on October 24, 1961 for the crime of rape. ORS 163.210. He was found guilty by a jury and sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for an indeterminate term not exceeding 20 years, from which judgment he appeals.

Defendant’s brief contains five assignments of error. The defendant first asserts that the trial court erred in permitting the state “to attempt to impeach the defendant by inquiring into a former judgment of conviction which was on appeal and not final.”

Although defendant’s assignment of error does not…