STATE v. NAUDAIN

(CC 080432001) (SC S067229).

487 P.3d 32 (2021)

368 Or. 140

STATE of Oregon, Petitioner on Review, v. Damon James NAUDAIN, Respondent on Review.

Supreme Court of Oregon, En Banc.

May 20, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan G. Howe , Assistant Attorney General, Salem, argued the cause and filed the briefs for petitioner on review. Also on the briefs were Ellen F. Rosenblum , Attorney General, and Benjamin Gutman , Solicitor General.

David O. Ferry , Deputy Public Defender, Office of Public Defense Services, Salem, argued the cause and filed the brief for respondent on review. Also on the brief was Ernest G. Lannet , Chief Defender.

Anna Belais and John Evans , Portland, filed the brief for amicus curiae Oregon Justice Resource Center.


In this aggravated murder case, the issue is whether the trial court erred by ruling that defendant, a Black man, could not pursue a line of questioning on cross-examination that was intended to show that the witness was racially biased against Black people. Defendant sought to ask about the witness's relationship with the victim, who...

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