Legal Opinion
State v. Capitan
Court of Appeals of Oregon
Decided March 9, 1972No. C-55336PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLangtry, J.
Defendant appeals from conviction of first degree murder. ORS 163.010.
Defendant and Michael John “Bobby” Wright, his stepson, were separately indicted for the murder of one Carlos Mendoza, and defendant was tried separately. He asserts seven errors which will be noted as they are discussed.
Evidence supported the following. On April 25, 1968, Mendoza’s body was found in a 1956 Chevrolet parked near the Portland airport. The automobile had been stolen from a parking lot in the same general area on April 24. Mendoza had suffered seven head shots from a .25 caliber pistol.
On March 5, 1968,…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Dutton v. EvansSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Delli Paoli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- People v. YazumNew York Court of Appeals · 1963
- State v. SteevesOregon Supreme Court · 1896
- Commonwealth v. GreenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Barren v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1983
- State v. HockingsCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1975
- State v. LeBrunCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1978
- State v. WrightCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1973
- State v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1972
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