STATE v. DAVIS

No. 10-79-08472; CA 17451.

627 P.2d 884 (1981)

52 Or.App. 187

STATE of Oregon, Respondent, v. Mark Collins DAVIS, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided May 11, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ernest E. Estes, Deputy Public Defender, Salem, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the brief was Gary D. Babcock, Public Defender, Salem.

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

Before BUTTLER, P.J., and WARDEN and WARREN, JJ.


WARREN, Judge.

Defendant appeals his conviction for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle (ORS 164.135). It was the defendant's theory of defense that he had entered into an agreement with the complaining witness to purchase the vehicle in question and that, therefore, his use of the vehicle was authorized.

On appeal defendant assigns as error, first, the trial court's failure to grant his motion for a mistrial made during the state's opening statement and,...

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