Court of Appeals of Oregon July 15, 1998, 97CR0082; CA A97782 (State v. Pyle)

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EDMONDS, P. J.

The state seeks reversal of a pretrial order granting defendant’s motion to exclude evidence of his acts of violence against his wife and a former spouse before the events that led to his wife’s death. ORS 138.060(3). First, the state contends that the evidence meets the criteria established in

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