Opinion
Nos. 106,215, 105, 378, CA 11812, 11813
Argued April 19, 1979
Affirmed September 10, 1979 Reconsideration denied December 13, 1979 Petition for review denied January 15, 1980
Appeal from Circuit Court, Marion County.
Val D. Sloper, Judge.
James E. Mountain, Jr., Deputy Public Defender, Salem, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the brief was Gary D. Babcock, Public Defender, Salem.
Jan P. Londahl, Assistant Attorney General, Salem, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were James A. Redden, Attorney General, and Walter L. Barrie, Solicitor General, Salem.
Before Schwab, Chief Judge, and Thornton, Buttler, and Joseph, Judges.
PER CURIAM
Affirmed.
Defendant appeals from his conviction after jury trial of two crimes: murder and hindering prosecution. He assigns as error, first, the court's failure to grant his motion for mistrial based on the variance between the state's opening statement and the actual evidence introduced at trial; and, second, giving three instructions concerning inferences the jury could draw regarding intent.
Defendant's wife, Marty Katherine Rollf, was tried and convicted of manslaughter in the first degree and hindering prosecution for her part in the homicide. Her convictions were previously upheld by this court. See State v. Rollf, 40 Or. App. 535, 595 P.2d 1377 (1979).
While the record is not free from error, the evidence of defendant's guilt is overwhelming. We do not find these errors sufficient, either individually or taken as a whole, to warrant overturning the verdict.
Affirmed.