State v. Dodson

Following his indictment for murder, ORS 163.115, and his raising of the defense of mental disease or defect, ORS 161.295, defendant was convicted of manslaughter, ORS 163.125. On appeal he raises three questions: (1) whether placing the burden of proving mental disease or defect on the defendant violates his right to due process of law, (2) whether statements made by the prosecutor in closing argument were sufficiently prejudicial to require a mistrial, and (3) whether the dangerous offender statutes were invalid as applied to defendant.

Defendant did not deny that he killed a woman by…