State v. Marshall

Defendant was convicted of robbery and burglary. On appeal, he contended that the trial court erred in refusing to permit his witness to testify on direct examination about the crime victim’s alleged practice of giving people her property as collateral for her debts and later claiming that the property had been stolen. The Court of Appeals reversed. State v. Marshall, 102 Or App 147, 793 P2d 336 (1990). We reverse the decision of the Court of Appeals.

The crime victim told the police that she had been robbed in her home by defendant and another person. Two hours later, defendant was…