State v. Belden

438 179 v. Belden State 303 8, April Or2020 App Argued and submitted September 18, 2018, affirmed April 8, 2020 STATE OF OREGON, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. KYLE ALLAN BELDEN, aka Kyle Allan Beldan, Defendant-Appellant. Multnomah County Circuit Court 16CR55568; A163905

464 P3d 465

Defendant appeals a judgment of conviction for fourth-degree assault con- stituting domestic violence. The state attempted to contact the victim more than a dozen times to secure her testimony at trial, but she did not appear. The trial court concluded that the victim was unavailable, and it admitted certain incrim-…