STATE v. STOVER


513 P.2d 537 (1973)

STATE of Oregon, Respondent, v. John Franklin STOVER, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided August 27, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald D. Yokom, Pendleton, argued the cause and filed the brief for appellant.

Thomas H. Denney, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salem, argued the cause for respondent With him on the brief were Lee Johnson, Atty. Gen., and John W. Osburn, Sol. Gen., Salem.

Before SCHWAB, C.J., and LANGTRY and THORNTON, JJ.


SCHWAB, Chief Judge.

Defendant, while driving about 43 miles from Pendleton, ran into a bridge abutment. Defendant and all of his passengers, i.e., Mrs. McMurtry and three of her children, were injured. One of the children, Patrick McMurtry, aged 5, died the day of the accident.

Four days after the fatal accident defendant was issued a citation for driving with more than .15 percent blood alcohol, a misdemeanor under ORS 483.999(1). A little more than two...

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