STATE v. GESS

No. B58-871; CA 19258.

627 P.2d 512 (1981)

52 Or.App. 49

STATE of Oregon, Respondent, v. Patrick Clayton GESS, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided May 4, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert H. Nagler, Public Defender Service of Lane County, Inc., Eugene, argued the cause and filed the brief for appellant.

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

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


GILLETTE, Presiding Judge.

Defendant appeals from the judgment on his conviction for Resisting Arrest, ORS 162.315. He assigns as error the trial court's failure to exclude testimony concerning the underlying reason for his arrest. We conclude that the evidence was properly admitted and therefore affirm.

On August 5, 1980, four Eugene police officers went to defendant's residence to serve a warrant for his arrest. The defendant was wanted for violating parole...

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