State v. Addicks

Defendant appeals his jury conviction for murder (ORS 163.115) raising numerous assignments of error, the more significant of which relate to the court’s denial of motions for mistrial and for a judgment of acquittal, and the giving of an "unfair” jury instruction. We find no error.

Defendant and the victim were partners in a bookkeeping and tax return business located in Portland. On August 28, 1974, the victim was beaten and strangled to death in the office space occupied by the partnership. Dennis Cartwright testified that he and defendant had together planned and executed the murder as a…