STATE v. HAWKINS

No. 26775; CA 18003.

621 P.2d 660 (1980)

49 Or.App. 1065

STATE of Oregon, Respondent, v. David Merle HAWKINS, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided December 29, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

James C. Rhodes, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salem, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were James M. Brown, Atty. Gen., John R. McCulloch, Jr., Sol. Gen., and William F. Gary, Deputy Sol. Gen., Salem.

Before GILLETTE, P.J., and ROBERTS and CAMPBELL, JJ.


ROBERTS, Judge.

Defendant was convicted by a jury verdict of rape in the first degree. He assigns as error the admission into evidence of a statement made by the victim and the failure of the court to give a cautionary instruction with reference to the testimony of the victim because it was uncorroborated. We affirm.

The victim is the 13-year-old stepdaughter of defendant. The incident that gave rise to this case occurred when defendant was driving the victim...

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