STATE v. PRUETT


546 P.2d 475 (1976)

STATE of Oregon, Respondent, v. Timothy Bryon PRUETT, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided March 1, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

James A. Hill, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Salem, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Lee Johnson, Atty. Gen., and W. Michael Gillette, Sol. Gen., Salem.

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


THORNTON, Judge.

Defendant, Timothy Bryon Pruett, was convicted after a jury trial of manslaughter. The indictment charged that defendant had recklessly caused the death of Barbara Jean Smith by striking and bodily throwing her during an eight-day period, October 12-20, 1974.

Defendant appeals, contending that the trial court erred (1) in denying his motion for a directed verdict and (2) in instructing the jury on aiding and abetting, on the state's alternate...

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