STATE v. CATHEY


462 P.2d 465 (1969)

STATE of Oregon, Respondent, v. Kenneth Gene CATHEY, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Oregon In Banc.

Decided December 18, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary D. Babcock, Public Defender, Salem, argued the cause and filed the brief for appellant.

Jacob B. Tanzer, Solicitor Gen., Salem, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was George Van Hoomissen, Dist. Atty., Portland.


LANGTRY, Judge.

Defendant was convicted of burglary in a dwelling house. ORS 164.230. A second count of the indictment charging larceny in a dwelling, ORS 164.320, was dismissed after the jury was unable to agree on a verdict. This appeal assigns as error: (1) the court's instruction that the witnesses are presumed to speak the truth nullifies the presumption of defendant's innocence, and (2) there was insufficient evidence to support the verdict.

(1) The...

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