stating that “admonition of counsel in the presence of a jury should be a rare occurrence”
How later courts described this case
- stating that “admonition of counsel in the presence of a jury should be a rare occurrence”
- “Certainly, it is appropriate for a judge to * * * eliminate argument in opening statements [.] ”
- court’s pointed reference to oath tended to embarrass expert witness and weaken his credibility
- giving examples of actions a trial court may take as part of its obligation to conduct fair and efficient proceedings
Written by the judges who cited it.
Distinguished
Distinguished by State v. Sellers, 76 Or. App. 552 (1985)
295 Or 640, 669 P2d 1112 (1983), but it is inapposite.
The opinion
CAMPBELL, J.,
concurring.
I concur in the result.