State v. Davis

In this criminal case, defendant challenges his conviction for murder, ORS 163.115. He contends that the trial court erred in excluding certain statements that the victim made more than two months before her death. According to defendant, the statements supported his factual theory that the victim had committed suicide. 1 The trial court determined that the statements were not relevant to the victim’s state of mind at the time of the shooting and, therefore, were not admissible. The Court of Appeals affirmed that decision without an opinion. State v. Davis, 181 Or App 467, 46 P3d 229 (2002).…