State v. Ferguson

Defendant was convicted of assault in the fourth degree and contends on appeal that the trial court erred by requiring him to attend his trial. He also asserts that the court erred by admitting a statement that should have been excluded under OEC 404(3). We affirm.

Defendant attended a party at Riviera Gardens apartments. The apartment manager received complaints about the party and a disturbance in the parking lot. He went to the parking lot carrying a nightstick and encountered defendant and two other individuals in a car. An argument occurred and a fight followed, resulting in the manager…