STATE v. BELDEN

(CC 16CR55568) (SC S067922).

499 P.3d 783 (2021)

369 Or. 1

STATE of Oregon, Respondent on Review, v. Kyle Allan BELDEN, aka Kyle Allan Beldan, Petitioner on Review.

Supreme Court of Oregon, En Banc.

December 2, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Evans , Deputy Public Defender, Office of Public Defense Services, Salem, argued the cause and filed the briefs for petitioner on review. Also on the briefs was Ernest G. Lannet , Chief Defender.

Gregory A. Rios , Assistant Attorney General, Salem, argued the cause and filed the brief for respondent on review. Also on the brief were Ellen Rosenblum , Attorney General, and Benjamin Gutman , Solicitor General.

Balmer, J., dissented and filed an opinion, in which Nelson and Garrett, JJ., joined.


At issue in this criminal case is Oregon's constitutional guarantee that an accused will have the right "to meet the witnesses face to face." Or. Const. Art I, § 11. When this court last considered Oregon's Article I, section 11, "confrontation right," we emphasized that the right has never been understood to bar the use of reliable...

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