STATE v. WILLIAMS

No. C 78-11-18106; CA 13754.

605 P.2d 1361 (1980)

44 Or.App. 387

STATE of Oregon, Respondent, v. Albert WILLIAMS, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided February 11, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel C. Lorenz, Portland, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the brief was Des Connall, P.C., Portland.

W. Benny Won, Asst. Atty. Gen., argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were James A. Redden, Atty. Gen., and Walter L. Barrie, Sol. Gen., Salem.

Before JOSEPH, P.J., and LEE and RICHARDSON, JJ.


LEE, Judge.

Defendant was charged with murder. He claimed that he acted in self-defense. There was evidence from which the jury could have found that the decedent had been the initial aggressor and that defendant did act in self-defense. Defendant was convicted of manslaughter in the first degree. ORS 163.118. He appeals from the resulting judgment. We reverse and remand.

At trial, the prosecution called the decedent's work supervisor as a rebuttal witness...

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