State v. Hasson

Defendant was convicted in a trial to the court of menacing after being charged with assault in the fourth degree and menacing. ORS 163.190. He appeals and assigns error to the admission into evidence of out-of-court statements made by the victim, who did not testify at the trial. We affirm.

During a pretrial hearing, the state made an offer of proof, which consisted of a tape recorded conversation between a 9-1-1 operator and the victim and the testimony of a police officer about statements that the victim made to him after he arrived on the scene. Defendant objected on the ground that both…