State v. Khoshnaw

Defendant appeals a judgment of conviction for murder with a firearm, ORS 163.115, and tampering with a witness, ORS 162.285. Defendant raises eight assignments of error. We write to discuss only defendant’s last assignment and reject the remainder without discussion. In that assignment, defendant contends that the trial court erred by excluding his expert witness, a reserve police officer with an extensive background in police tactics and use of force. As explained below, however, defendant fails to sufficiently identify the testimony that he argues was improperly excluded, and, as a result,…