STATE EX REL. BEACH v. NORBLAD

SC S36522.

781 P.2d 349 (1989)

308 Or. 429

STATE ex rel. Judith A. Beach, Plaintiff-Relator, v. Albin W. NORBLAD, Judge of the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for Marion County, Defendant.

Supreme Court of Oregon, In Banc.

Decided October 26, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lance D. Perdue, Lake Oswego, argued the cause and filed the petition for plaintiff-relator.

Paul J. De Muniz, Salem, argued the cause for defendant. With him on the response was Garrett, Seideman, Hemann, Robertson & De Muniz, P.C.

Stephen E. Dingle and Jaime B. Goldberg, Deputy Dist. Attys., Salem, filed a brief amicus curiae for the Marion County Dist. Atty. With them on the brief was Dale W. Penn, Marion County Dist. Atty., Salem.


GILLETTE, Justice.

This is an original mandamus proceeding. Relator, Judith A. Beach, is the widow of the victim of an alleged burglary and aggravated murder in the Beach home by one John David Manni and an accomplice, Brain Krosge. Manni's murder case is before the defendant Norblad, who is a Circuit Judge for Marion County.

On September 8, 1989, counsel for Manni filed with the defendant a "Motion for Access to Alleged Crime Scene and for Appointment of...

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