STATE v. HOVIES

DC 93T587697; CA A81085; SC S41406.

887 P.2d 347 (1994)

320 Or. 414

STATE of Oregon, Respondent on Review, v. Gordon L. HOVIES, Petitioner on Review.

Supreme Court of Oregon, In Banc.

Decided December 8, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gordon L. Hovies, pro se.

Richard D. Wasserman, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salem, filed the response, for respondent on review. With him on the response, were Theodore R. Kulongoski, Atty. Gen., and Virginia L. Linder, Sol. Gen., Salem.


GILLETTE, Justice.

In this traffic infraction case, the issue is whether the district court committed reversible error when it denied defendant the opportunity to cross-examine the only witness against him, an Oregon State Police Trooper. We conclude that it did.

On June 19, 1993, defendant received a traffic citation from Trooper Sheets for having an obstructed license plate and obstructed windows. Defendant chose to appear personally with respect to the...

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