State v. Strickland

In this criminal case, the state appeals the trial court’s order granting defendant’s motion in limine preventing the state from introducing evidence of a prior conviction for driving under the influence of alcohol. See ORS 138.060(l)(c) (appeal from order suppressing evidence). The state first assigns error to the trial court’s denial of the state’s request to call defendant as a witness for cross-examination, arguing that defendant had waived his right against self-incrimination by submitting an affidavit. Second, because the state had been precluded from developing cross-examination, the…