Defendant was convicted of assault in the second degree. ORS 163.175. He contended at trial that the assault was committed in self-defense. He claimed that he was frightened of the victim after listening to a violent "gangster rap" CD on which the victim sang. Defendant offered the CD into evidence. The trial court admitted the CD into evidence but ruled that it could not be played to the jury during closing arguments...
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