Legal Opinion

State v. Castrejon

Court of Appeals of Oregon

Decided July 22, 1992No. 9004-32451; CA A66770PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtButtler, P. J.

The state has petitioned for review of our opinion, 111 Or App 299, 826 P2d 68 (1992), which we treat as a petition for reconsideration. ORAP 9.15. We withdraw our opinion and affirm the conviction.

In our original opinion, we reversed because the trial court had failed to define “reasonable doubt”; instead, it gave this instruction:

“Now, the law presumes the defendant is innocent. The burden is upon the State to prove that the defendant is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Reasonable doubt means just that. After considering all of the evidence, if you have a reasonable doubt as to defendant’s…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. State v. WilliamsOregon Supreme Court · 1992
  2. State v. MoreyOregon Supreme Court · 1894
  3. People v. KleinIllinois Supreme Court · 1922
  4. State of Oregon v. MonkOregon Supreme Court · 1953
  5. State v. CastrejonCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1992

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. State v. CastrejonOregon Supreme Court · 1993

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