Legal Opinion
State v. Foster
Court of Appeals of Oregon
Decided December 10, 1986No. J84-1475; CA A33631PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*732NEWMAN, J.
Defendant appeals his conviction for felony murder. The Supreme Court reversed his previous conviction for the same offense, because of the state’s improper use of polygraph evidence. State v. Foster, 296 Or 174, 674 P2d 587 (1983). Here, defendant asserts primarily that the court erred in not suppressing statements that he made to the police, which were used against him at trial. We agree and reverse and remand.
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3Cited by4 opinions
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