State v. Christopher

Defendant appeals his conviction by a jury verdict of manslaughter. The conviction arose out of the shooting of a Portland police officer who was attempting to execute a search warrant for narcotics at defendant’s residence. We affirm.

Defendant’s first assignment of error concerns a denied motion to suppress. The motion sought suppression of evidence, in particular a shotgun, spent shotgun shells and a. 38 caliber revolver, obtained during a search of defendant’s residence. A review of the underlying events of the search is necessary.

At about 8:00 p.m. on the evening of December 12, 1979,…