State v. Buchalski

Defendant appeals a judgment of conviction for three counts of felony violation of a stalking protective order, ORS 163.750. We reject defendant’s assignments of error related to nonunanimous juries and write to address an assignment of error concerning merger of two guilty verdicts, which the state concedes, and two assignments of error concerning defendant’s sole witness, who invoked his right to remain silent under the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution. We accept the state’s concession but otherwise affirm, because any error concerning the witness was harmless.

The victim…