Legal Opinion
State v. Johns
Oregon Supreme Court
Decided August 26, 1986No. CC 83-1074; CA A31705; SC S32445PublishedCited by 209 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJones, J.
Defendant was convicted of murdering his wife, who was shot in the head with a revolver. He appealed to the Court of Appeals, asserting trial court error in admitting testimony concerning two prior incidents, one a crime and the other a noncriminal act. The Court of Appeals held that the evidence of prior acts was inadmissible and prejudicial, and reversed and remanded the case for a new trial. The state petitions this court for review. We reverse the Court of Appeals.
FACTS
At 9:06 a.m. on November 20, 1983, defendant telephoned the police to report that his wife had been shot accidentally…
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