State v. Hunter

Summarized by:

  • Court: Oregon Court of Appeals
  • Area(s) of Law: Appellate Procedure
  • Date Filed: 09-26-2018
  • Case #: A160561
  • Judge(s)/Court Below: Ortega, PJ.; For the Court: Hadlock, J., & Schuman, SJ.
  • Full Text Opinion

“If there is ‘little likelihood that the error affected the verdict,’ we will affirm the judgment.” State v. Davis, 336 Or 19, 32, 77 P3d 1111 (2003).

Defendant appealed his conviction of felon in possession of a firearm. Defendant assigned error to the trial court’s denial of his motion to exclude a witness’s out of court identification. On appeal, defendant reprised his motion to exclude. “If there is ‘little likelihood that the error affected the verdict,’ we will affirm the judgment.” State v. Davis, 336 Or 19, 32, 77 P3d 1111 (2003). The Court of Appeals held that admitting the identification was harmless error because the identification had no bearing on Defendant’s conviction for Felon in Possession of a firearm. Affirmed.

 

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