State v. Krummacher

Defendant appeals from consolidated jury trial convictions of first degree murder of Dorothy and Herbert Krummacher, husband and wife, on or about November 19,1968 in Oceanside, Oregon.① We conclude that the convictions must be reversed under the principles reviewed and enunciated in State v. Voit/Strong, 12 Or App 520, 506 P2d 734, Sup Ct review denied (1973). In order to explain this conclusion it is necessary to detail the extensive circumstantial evidence upon which the convictions were based.

Defendant was the wife of Martin Krummacher, son of the victims. The Martin Krummaehers lived in…