State v. Robinson

Defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction and a restitution order entered after a jury found him guilty of driving while under the influence of intoxicants, ORS 487.540, and reckless driving. ORS 487.550. He raises five assignments of error. We reverse and remand, because the trial court erred in refusing to allow certain testimony of a witness for the defense, and we address two other evidentiary issues likely to arise on retrial.

This case arose out of a traffic accident in which the car driven by defendant collided with three other cars. Defendant stated to one of the investigating…