STATE v. MASSEY


577 P.2d 1364 (1978)

STATE of Oregon, Respondent, v. Keven Kent MASSEY, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Argued and Submitted December 21, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. Crabtree, Deputy Public Defender, Salem, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the brief was Gary D. Babcock, Public Defender, Salem.

Jan P. Londahl, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salem, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were James A. Redden, Atty. Gen., and Al J. Laue, Sol. Gen., Salem.

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


THORNTON, Judge.

Defendant appeals from his conviction by a jury of manslaughter in the second degree. ORS 163.125. The only issue on appeal is whether certain evidence of the social and medical history of the defendant and the victim was erroneously excluded.

Defendant, who was 18 years of age, and the victim, a 48-year-old female, had been living together for approximately three months prior to the victim's death. The relationship was largely platonic, with...

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