State v. Dowell

Defendant and another were charged with kidnapping and robbery, both of which allegedly occurred during a brief automobile ride while defendant and a companion were escorting the victim home from a local bar. Following a jury trial defendant was acquitted of kidnapping but found guilty of robbery. ORS 164.-415(1) (a). He appeals contending that the trial court erred in sustaining the state’s objection to a defense effort to' offer testimony that the victim accepted $100 from the defendant’s girl friend not to testify against the defendant.

Defense counsel was allowed to make an offer of proof…