STATE v. SMITH

No. C 80-08-32888; CA A20290.

648 P.2d 1294 (1982)

58 Or.App. 458

STATE of Oregon, Respondent, v. Gary Allen SMITH, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided August 4, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Stephen F. Peifer, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salem, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Dave Frohnmayer, Atty. Gen., and William F. Gary, Sol. Gen., Salem.

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


GILLETTE, Presiding Judge.

Defendant seeks reversal of his convictions for murder and burglary. He contends that the trial court erred in (1) refusing to grant a change of venue, (2) denying his motion to suppress statements made to police, (3) admitting "gruesome" photographs of the victim and (4) imposing a 25-year minimum sentence. We affirm the convictions and remand for resentencing.

The charges involved in this case stem from the August, 1980, slaying...

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