State v. Browder

Defendant is charged with robbery in the first degree, kidnapping in the second degree and theft in the first degree. At the pre-trial omnibus hearing held pursuant to ORS 135.037, defendant moved to exclude evidence of other crimes. The trial court suppressed the challenged evidence, and the state appeals that ruling under ORS 138.060(3).

Defendant is charged with crimes that he allegedly committed against a man who was withdrawing funds from an automatic bank teller. The victim was unable to identify defendant by his face or physique. Defendant had recently been convicted of two other…