State v. Smith

Defendant appeals his conviction of escape in the second degree. ORS 162.155. He asserts that the trial court erred in excluding evidence of “partial responsibility” under ORS 161.300 on the ground that defendant was charged with “knowingly” escaping. We conclude that the exclusion of that evidence was erroneous and that that error was not harmless. Consequently, we reverse and remand for new trial.

Defendant had been an inmate at South Fork Forest Camp. The camp is a minimum security facility bounded by an imaginary perimeter that is marked with orange signs reading, “Camp limits.” It is…