STATE v. WAGNER

TC 85061212; SC S32635.

752 P.2d 1136 (1988)

305 Or. 115

STATE of Oregon, Respondent, v. Jeffrey Scott WAGNER, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Oregon, In Banc.

Decided February 26, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary D. Babcock, Public Defender, Salem, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the brief were David E. Groom and Phillip M. Margolin, Portland, and Lawrence J. Hall, Salem.

Jonathan H. Fussner, Asst. Atty. Gen., argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Dave Frohnmayer, Atty. Gen., Virginia L. Linder, Sol. Gen., and Thomas H. Denney, Terry Ann Leggert and Rives Kistler, Asst. Attys. Gen., Salem.

Richard A. Cremer, Roseburg, filed an amici curiae brief on behalf of American Civ. Liberties Union of Oregon and Oregon Crim. Defense Lawyers Ass'n. With him on the brief were Robert C. Homan, Michael V. Phillips and William L. Tufts, Eugene.


LENT, Justice.

This is the first case to reach this court under ORS 163.150(6),1 which provides:

"The judgment of conviction [of aggravated murder] and sentence of death shall be subject to automatic and direct review by the Supreme Court. The review by the Supreme Court shall have priority over all other cases, and shall be heard in accordance with rules promulgated by the Supreme Court."2 ...

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