STATE v. HOOPER

10040591; A147013.

300 P.3d 235 (2013)

256 Or. App. 237

STATE of Oregon, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Dennis Russell HOOPER, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided April 17, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel C. Bennett , Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the brief was Peter Gartlan , Chief Defender, Office of Public Defense Services. Dennis Russell Hooper filed the supplemental brief pro se.

Andrew Morgan Lavin , Assistant Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were John R. Kroger , Attorney General, and Anna M. Joyce , Solicitor General.

Before ORTEGA, Presiding Judge, and SERCOMBE, Judge, and De MUNIZ, Senior Judge.


ORTEGA, P.J.

Following a jury trial, defendant was convicted of reckless driving, ORS 811.140, and reckless endangerment, ORS 163.195. He asserts that the trial court erred by limiting his closing argument in a way that, in his view, "interfered with the jury's obligation to determine whether the state had proved" venue beyond a reasonable doubt.1 We disagree with defendant's assessment of the trial court's actions and, as explained below...

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