State v. Wolfe

Defendant was convicted of theft of a safe and contents from a store in Eugene. In appealing to the Court of Appeals he contended that the trial court erred in sustaining the state’s objections to the testimony of two defense witnesses on the ground that the defendant had failed to comply with the requirements of ORS 135.835 by previously disclosing to the state the names of such witnesses.

The Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment of conviction. 21 Or App 476, 536 P2d 555 (1975). We *520granted defendant’s petition for review because of concern whether, in reaching that result, the Court of…