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Oregon Supreme Court· 10/25/1990

State v. Olmstead

Citations

  • 800 P.2d 277
  • 310 Or. 455
  • 1990 Ore. LEXIS 345

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that an offer of proof is not necessary to preserve an issue for appeal when the asserted error does not relate primarily to the admissibility of particular evidence but involves an underlying legal ruling that results in the exclusion of evidence as a consequence
  • relating to preservation of error when a pretrial ruling excludes an entire class of evidence as a matter of law
  • explaining that, when a trial court “excludes an entire class of evidence by declaring, in advance, that it is Cite as 339 Or App 684 (2025) 691 inadmissible as a matter of law, the ruling renders a further offer futile”
  • explaining that, when a trial court “excludes an entire class of evidence by declaring, in advance, that it is Cite as 339 Or App 684 (2025) 691 inadmissible as a matter of law, the ruling renders a further offer futile”
  • in interpreting OEC 103(1)(b), this court found useful federal authorities interpreting FRE 103(a)(2), the federal counterpart to OEC 103(1)(b)
  • in interpreting OEC 103(l)(b), this court found useful federal authorities interpreting FRE 103(a)(2), the federal counterpart to OEC 103(l)(b)

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Judges: Peterson, Carson, Gillette, Van Hoomissen, Fadeley, Unis, Graber

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55 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

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