State v. Tucker

FORT, S. J.

Defendant was indicted for first-degree theft (ORS 164.055), convicted by a jury and sentenced to three years’ probation. He appeals, asserting a number of errors. Four of the assignments, and the ones upon which he most heavily relies, raise the same problem, namely the admission of evidence of other crimes not committed as a part of the offense charged. He places primary reliance on State v. Manrique, 271 Or 201, 531 P2d 239 (1975); State v. Zimmerlee, 261 Or 49, 492 P2d 795 (1972); State v. Harrison, 253 Or 489, 455 P2d 613 (1969); and State of Oregon v. Long, 195 Or 81, 244 P2d…