STATE EX REL. GERTTULA v. HUNNICUTT

Nos. SC83-262; SC83-263; SC29928.

687 P.2d 777 (1984)

297 Or. 448

STATE of Oregon ex rel. Steven D. Gerttula, District Attorney for Clatsop County, Plaintiff-Relator, v. John F. HUNNICUTT, Judge of the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for the Nineteenth Judicial District, Defendant.

Supreme Court of Oregon, In Banc.

Decided July 10, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wayne Mackeson, Portland, argued the cause for defendant. With him on the briefs was Desmond Connall, Portland.

Stephen F. Peifer, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salem, argued the cause for plaintiff-relator. With him on the brief were Dave Frohnmayer, Atty. Gen., James E. Mountain, Jr., Sol. Gen., and Thomas H. Denney, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salem.


JONES, Justice.

This case comes before the court on an alternative writ of mandamus to review an order by the Honorable John F. Hunnicutt which allowed the introduction of polygraph evidence in a criminal trial.

Harry Sherman Flavel was charged by the State of Oregon in the Clatsop County Circuit Court with assault in the first degree and attempted murder. The charges stem from Flavel stabbing and seriously injuring...

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