Court of Appeals of Oregon· 4/8/2015

State v. Logston

Citations

270 Or. App. 296
347 P.3d 352
2014 Ore. App. LEXIS 1942

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concluding that the prosecutor’s comment on the defendant’s failure to present evidence was not harmless, because the prosecutor’s argument bolstered the complainant’s credibility which was a central issue in the case
recognizing that “control of counsels’ arguments is within the discretion of the trial court”
recognizing that “control of counsels’ arguments is within the discretion of the trial court”
determining that an error is not harmless where credibility was key, defendant made no admission, and the jury was not unanimous
reasoning that, “in light of the central role of the complainant’s credibility,” and the fact that the prosecutor’s improper argument related to the defendant’s efforts to undermine that credibility, the error was not harmless
taking into account the fact that the jury was not unanimous in analyzing whether the error was harmless

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Judges: Armstrong, Egan, Nakamoto

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