Legal Opinion
State v. Sims
Court of Appeals of Oregon
Decided November 24, 1975No. C 75-01-0006 Cr CA 4748PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtThornton, J.
Defendant was convicted after jury trial of Failure to Appear in the First Degree. ORS 162.205.
On appeal he assigns error to the following:(1) Denying his motion for judgment of acquittal;(2) Denying his motion to exclude the testimony of Melvin Hedgpeth; and(3) Overruling his objection to the absence of blacks (persons of African descent) on the jury panel.
Taking up defendant’s first assignment, the evidence offered by the state established that defendant signed a release agreement. By the terms of this in*440strument defendant agreed that he would contact the circuit court within one week of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Smith v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Norris v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Tarrance v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Brownfield v. South CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
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3Cited by2 opinions
- State v. BeltranCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1994
- State v. RossCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1993