Legal Opinion
State v. Burr
Court of Appeals of Oregon
Decided October 22, 1974No. 43051PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSchwab, C.J.
Upon trial without a jury, defendant was convicted of arson in the first degree, OBS 164.325. On appeal he makes four assignments of error. One does not warrant discussion. The other three address a single issue: may the credibility of a witness who is a juvenile be impeached by evidence that in a juvenile proceeding he admitted an act which, if committed by an adult, would constitute a crime within the meaning of OBS 45.600, which states:
“A witness may be impeached by the party against whom he was called, * * * but he may not be impeached by evidence of particular wrongful acts, except that…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Marshall v. MartinsonOregon Supreme Court · 1974
3Cited by8 opinions
- Michael Douglas Burr v. G. E. Sullivan, Superintendent, Oregon State Correctional InstitutionCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- State v. WhiteOhio Court of Appeals · 1982
- People v. PoindexterMichigan Court of Appeals · 1984
- State v. SchillingSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1978
- State v. ParteeCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1978
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