Oregon Supreme Court· 7/29/1993

State v. Hampton

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855 P.2d 621
317 Or. 251
1993 Ore. LEXIS 105

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holding that, so long as the inference from a fact in evidence proposed by the proponent of the admissibility of the evidence is reasonable, the evidence is admissible under OEC 401
determining whether the trial court considered the need for the evidence, the strength of the evidence, and the quantum of probative value of the evidence
stating principle that relevant evidence may require another inference or two
to be admissible under OEC 404(3), “evidence must be independently relevant for a noncharacter purpose”
evidence offered for \propensity purposes\ is evidence that is offered \to show that defendant acted consistently with a particular character trait\ in committing the charged offense
evidence of motive is a “relevant circumstantial fact *** [that] makes more probable the fact that defendant committed the crime than if such a motive were not established”

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