State v. Cornell

Defendant appeals his convictions on two counts of felony murder for the death of John Ruffner, ORS 163.115. One count was for homicide during the course of the robbery of the victim and one for homicide in the course of burglarizing the victim’s residence. He was jointly indicted with Pinnell but there were separate trials. See State v. Cornell/ Pinnell, 304 Or 27, 741 P2d 501 (1987). Pinnell was convicted of aggravated murder and sentenced to death. His convictions were affirmed, but the death sentence was vacated. State v. Pinnell, 311 Or 98, 806 P2d 110 (1991). Defendant seeks reversal of…