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58 Or. App. 607

State v. Walker

Court of Appeals of Oregon

Decided August 18, 1982

Court of Appeals of Oregon · decided 1982-08-18

Cited by 3 later decisions — most recently December 2004

3 state decisions

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Decided 1982-08-18

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PER CURIAM

¶1Defendant appeals his convictions for attempted murder and assault in the first degree, contending that the trial court erred in allowing a non-licensed Oregon State Hospital clinical psychologist to testify regarding defendant’s mental state.

¶2 Whether or not a witness is qualified to express an expert opinion on a subject is a matter within the sound discretion of the trial court. State v. Bolger, 31 Or App 565, 567, 570 P2d 1018 (1977). That discretion was not abused here. The trial court properly ruled that the psychologist’s lack of a license went, at most, to the weight of his testimony, not to its admissibility.

¶3Affirmed.

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