State v. Farber

Defendant appeals his jury conviction for murder. He contends that the trial court erred in admitting statements made by his alleged coconspirator. The claim of error involves questions of the nature of the hearsay testimony, the sufficiency of the evidence establishing the alleged conspiracy and defendant’s federal constitutional right of confrontation. The Court of Appeals initially reversed defendant’s conviction, but on reconsideration, affirmed the conviction and remanded for resentencing. State v. Farber, 59 Or App 725, 652 P2d 372 (1982). We also affirm his conviction.

The state’s basic…