Legal Opinion
State v. Jorgensen
Court of Appeals of Oregon
Decided December 27, 1971PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtThornton, J.
Defendant Edward Jorgensen, his brother Carl Jorgensen, and Robert Brom were jointly charged in a two-count indictment with the murders in the first degree of Larry Peyton and Beverly Allan in Multnomah County on November 26, 1960.
The state chose to go to trial first on the charges against defendant Edward Jorgensen.
After a hard-fought trial lasting nearly two months, the jury found defendant guilty of second degree murder on Count I (Larry Peyton death), and guilty of first degree murder on Count II (Beverly Allan death).
On appeal defendant contends the trial court erred: (1) in overruling…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- State v. WhiteWashington Supreme Court · 1962
- Harding v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1968
- State v. PaceOregon Supreme Court · 1949
- State v. HarrisOregon Supreme Court · 1965
- State v. ZaunerOregon Supreme Court · 1968
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3Cited by81 opinions
- State v. HurdSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1981
- People v. ShirleyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1982
- Commonwealth v. NazarovitchSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- State v. MenaArizona Supreme Court · 1981
- State v. McQueenSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1978
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