Legal Opinion
State v. Kersting
Court of Appeals of Oregon
Decided April 21, 1981No. C 79-01-30263, CA 15260PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtButtler, J.
Defendant appeals his conviction for the murder of a young woman. He assigns as error the admission in evidence of (1) expert testimony regarding identification of hair by microscopic comparison, (2) testimony regarding a statement made by defendant to Jim Juan, and (3) a photograph of the victim. Defendant also challenges (4) the trial court’s refusal to allow certain cross-examination of one of the state’s witnesses, and (5) the denial of his motions to suppress and dismiss based on the destruction of blood samples found in his tow truck. We affirm.
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