STATE v. PURRIER

D115538M; A150749.

336 P.3d 574 (2014)

265 Or. App. 618

STATE of Oregon, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. William Bradford PURRIER, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided September 24, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter Gartlan , Chief Defender, and David Sherbo-Huggins , Deputy Public Defender, Office of Public Defense Services, filed the brief for appellant.

Ellen F. Rosenblum , Attorney General, Anna M. Joyce , Solicitor General, and Justice J. Rillera , Assistant Attorney General, filed the brief for respondent.

Before DUNCAN, Presiding Judge, and HADLOCK, Judge, and SCHUMAN, Senior Judge.


HADLOCK, J.

Defendant, who was convicted of two counts of harassment following a jury trial, asserts that the trial court erred when it overruled his objection to statements made by the prosecutor in closing argument. He contends that the prosecutor's statements had the effect of impermissibly misleading the jury about the applicable burden of proof in the case. We affirm.

The facts are not in dispute. The state charged defendant with one count of fourth-degree...

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