State v. Aldridge

Defendant appeals from a jury conviction of robbery in the first degree, ORS 164.415, questioning (1) whether admission of certain evidence constituted reversible error and (2) whether ORS 135.435(l)(c) precludes the state from inquiring concerning information defendant disclosed in a pretrial conference which was in the nature of plea negotiations.

On April 3, 1977, a homeowner witnessed the defendant and a taxicab driver fighting in his driveway. The homeowner summoned the police. The driver claimed that he had been robbed of money by the defendant at knife point; defendant claimed that he…