Legal Opinion
State v. Moen
Oregon Supreme Court
Decided January 11, 1990No. CC 86-C-21131; SC S33952PublishedCited by 173 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*47JONES, J.
This is a criminal case in which the defendant seeks reversal of his conviction of the offense of aggravated murder. In the alternative, he requests that his death sentence be vacated.
SUMMARY OF FACTS
Guilt Phase
The bodies of Hazel Chatfield and Judith Moen were found in Hazel Chatfield’s residence on Friday, March 14, 1986, by a neighbor and two friends.
Dr. Karen Gunson, the medical examiner, testified that both victims died of gunshot wounds to the head. In addition to the fatal wound to the head, Judith Moen had been shot in the chest after death had occurred. Dr. Gunson also found…
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