State v. Greinier

207 Argued and submitted September 11, 2019, affirmed May 5, 2021 STATE OF OREGON, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. BRENTON KEITH GREINIER, aka Brenton Keith Greiner, Defendant-Appellant. Marion County Circuit Court 17CR31617; A165754

486 P3d 839

Defendant appeals a judgment finding him guilty of menacing. Defendant argues that the trial court erred by excluding specific instances of the victim’s prior bad acts, which likely affected the trial court’s resolution of his self-defense claim. Held: Even if the trial court erred in excluding evidence of the victim’s prior bad acts toward defendant and…