Court of Appeals of Oregon, 1977

State v. Hunter

State v. Hunter
Court of Appeals of Oregon · Decided December 19, 1977 · Johnson, Schwab, Tanzer
31 Or. App. 1295; 522 P.2d 657; 1977 Ore. App. LEXIS 2873

State v. Hunter

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

Defendant appeals his conviction for rape in the first degree, ORS 163.375. Defendant’s principal contention is that there was insufficient evidence to support the trial court’s findings that the victim’s in-court identification of defendant was independent of and not tainted by her pre-trial identification of him in a lineup. The trial court had previously ruled at the pretrial omnibus hearing that the lineup was impermissibly suggestive and evidence thereof was inadmissible. For the reasons stated in State v. Classen, 31 Or App 683, 571 P2d 527 (1977), we conclude the trial court’s ruling in the omnibus hearing was erroneous and there was no need for a finding that the in-court identification was independent of the lineup.

Defendant also assigns as error the trial court’s action in excluding certain testimony for failure of defense counsel to disclose written memoranda relating to it as required by the discovery statutes. ORS 135.835(1). While the trial court may have abused its discretion under the discovery statute, see State v. King, 30 Or App 223, 566 P2d 1204 (1977), the testimony was properly excluded because it was irrelevant.

Defendant’s other assignments of error do not warrant discussion.

Affirmed.

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