State v. Paniagua

Defendant appeals a judgment1 convicting him of fourth-degree assault constituting domestic violence, ORS 163.160, and harassment, ORS 166.065, assigning error to the trial court’s exclusion of a defense witness’s testimony concerning the victim’s character for truthfulness under OEC 608(1). We conclude that the trial court did not err in excluding the testimony, and affirm.

The facts are procedural and not in dispute. The state charged defendant with the above-mentioned offenses following an altercation between defendant and his ex-girlfriend, Jones, the victim in this case. At trial, Jones…