Legal Opinion
State v. Farrar
Oregon Supreme Court
Decided January 11, 1990No. CC 86-C-20505, SC S33949PublishedCited by 128 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJones, J.
Defendant appeals his conviction of aggravated murder and sentence of death. The review of this case will address all of defendant’s 19 assignments of error raised in defendant’s voluminous brief and addenda.
ASSIGNMENT OF ERROR NO.
Pretrial proceedings; selective prosecution
The first question posed by defendant to this court is:
“Did the district attorney engage in an unfair selective prosecution in his decision to prosecute defendant for aggravated murder and in his refusal to engage in plea negotiations?”
In support of an affirmative answer to this question, defendant argues:
“The district…
2Cases cited47 opinions
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- Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by128 opinions
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