State v. Wright

Defendant appeals his conviction of first degree manslaughter (ORS 163.118) for the slaying of Louis Knight. The conviction arose from the same incident involved in State v. Wright, (CA 8175,31 Or App 1345, 572 P2d 667 (1977), and the facts are adequately set forth in that opinion.

Defendant raises only one assignment of error which merits discussion. He contends that the trial court erred in admitting the testimony of a psychiatrist who had been hired to examine defendant concerning his state of mind at the time he shot Knight. The testimony of the psychiatrist was limited to replying "No”…