State v. Allen

SLOPER, J.,

pro tempore.

This case is before us on a petition by defendant for review of the decision of the Court of Appeals. State v. Allen, 25 Or App 797, 551 P2d 120 (1976). Defendant was convicted of burglary in the first degree after trial by jury. On appeal to the Court of Appeals, the defendant contended that the trial court erroneously admitted, in rebuttal, the testimony of two witnesses, one a deputy district attorney and the other a former district attorney and now a practicing attorney, that the reputation for truth and veracity of the two investigating officers was good. The…