State v. Ross

Defendant appeals his conviction of first degree failure to appear, ORS 162.205, assigning error to the exclusion of certain evidence at trial. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

Defendant was arrested and charged with unauthorized use of a vehicle (UUVj. ORS 164.135. The victim was his mother. On October 25, 1990, defendant signed a conditional release agreement, in which he agreed to appear in court on November 5, 1990. He did not appear on that date. Defendant stipulated to having not appeared, but sought to introduce as evidence in his defense his mother’s statement that she was…