State v. Shearer

Defendant appeals his convictions in a jury trial on two counts of sodomy in the first degree, ORS 163.405, and one count of sexual abuse in the first degree. ORS 163.425. He argues that the trial court erred when it excluded evidence of an inconsistent statement, allegedly made by the mother of the victim, regarding her opinion of the victim’s truthfulness. He also contends that the trial court abused its discretion when, under OEC 403, it allowed the state to impeach defendant’s expert by showing that, in another criminal case involving a different defendant, he testified that the defendant…