State v. Kennedy

651 Argued and submitted December 10, 2019, reversed and remanded January 21, 2021 STATE OF OREGON, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. JIMMIE WAYNE KENNEDY, aka Jimmie Kennedy, Defendant-Appellant. Jackson County Circuit Court 17CR30614; A167635

480 P3d 986

Defendant was convicted of resisting arrest, ORS 162.315, following a jury trial in which the arresting officer was the sole witness. At trial, defendant sought to impeach the officer with evidence that the officer broke defendant’s foot in the course of his arrest. The state objected to the introduction of that evidence, and the trial court excluded…