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· 11/23/1981

State v. Disorbo

Citations

  • 636 P.2d 986
  • 54 Or. App. 877
  • 1981 Ore. App. LEXIS 3604

How courts have described this case

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  • reasoning that a newly discovered witness’s lack of credibility stemming from his inconsistencies and criminal record made it improbable that his testimony would change the result of the trial
  • reasoning that a newly discovered witness’s lack of credibility stemming from his inconsistencies and criminal record made it improbable that his testimony would change the result of the trial
  • at hearing on motion for new trial, trial court is finder of fact and determines likelihood that newly discovered evidence would change result of trial
  • the new witness could not be believed because he had repeatedly lied to police and to the defendant’s investigator

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Judges: Richardson, Thornton, Van Hoomissen

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