STATE v. ZAVALA

CC 122847, 130820 CA A154491 (Control) A154492 SC S064072 (Control) SC S064051.

393 P.3d 230 (2017)

361 Or. 377

STATE of Oregon, Petitioner on Review, v. Edward Jones ZAVALA, Respondent on Review. State of Oregon, Respondent on Review, v. Edward Jones Zavala, Petitioner on Review.

Supreme Court of Oregon.

April 27, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Erica Herb , Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause and filed the briefs for petitioner on review Edward Zavala and respondent on review Edward Zavala. Also on the briefs was Ernest G. Lannet , Chief Defender, Office of Public Defense Services.

Doug M. Petrina , Assistant Attorney General, argued the cause and filed the brief for respondent on review State of Oregon and petitioner on review State of Oregon. Also on the brief were Ellen F. Rosenblum , Attorney General, and Benjamin Gutman , Solicitor General.

Before Balmer, Chief Justice, and Kistler, Walters, Landau, Brewer, and Nakamoto, Justices, and Baldwin, Senior Justice, Justice pro tempore.


In this case, a prosecution for child sex abuse, the trial court admitted other acts evidence over defendant's objection and without conducting OEC 403 balancing. The Court of Appeals concluded that that failure to balance was error apparent on the record under ORAP 5.45(1), in light of this court's decision in State v...

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