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STATE v. FLETT

234 Or. 124 (1963)

380 P.2d 634

STATE OF OREGON v. FLETT

Supreme Court of Oregon.

Reversed and remanded April 10, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David G. Frost and Mervin W. Brink, Hillsboro, argued the cause and filed briefs for appellant.

Francis W. Linklater, District Attorney, Hillsboro, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was Richard Smurthwaite, Deputy District Attorney, Hillsboro.

Before McALLISTER, Chief Justice, and ROSSMAN, SLOAN, GOODWIN and LUSK, Justices.

REVERSED AND REMANDED.

GOODWIN, J.

Evelyn A. Flett was indicted for the crime of second-degree murder and was convicted of the included crime of manslaughter. She appeals.

The facts are obscure. There were no witnesses to the killing except the defendant. The state attempted to prove that the defendant purposely stabbed her husband with a paring knife. The defendant contended the killing was an accident. The...

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