State v. Naudain

140 21 368 Orv. Naudain State 2021 May 20, 2021 Argued and submitted September 16, 2020; decision of Court of Appeals affirmed, judgment of circuit court reversed, and case remanded to circuit court for further proceedings May 20, 2021 STATE OF OREGON, Petitioner on Review, v. DAMON JAMES NAUDAIN, Respondent on Review. (CC 080432001) (CA A160380) (SC S067229)

487 P3d 32

In a prosecution for aggravated murder, defendant, a Black man, sought to elicit information about a witness’s potential racial bias on cross-examination. The witness had lived with the victim, was engaged to be married to him,…