- Court: Oregon Court of Appeals
- Area(s) of Law: Criminal Procedure
- Date Filed: 12-14-2011
- Case #: A142660
- Judge(s)/Court Below: Nakamoto, J. for the Court; Schuman, P.J., & Wollheim, J.
Defendant, after being convicted of first-degree child neglect and unlawful delivery and possession of methamphetamine, appealed her conviction by assigning error to the trial court for not allowing her to present a closing argument during her bench trial. Held, the trial court did in fact err by waiving closing arguments without allowing defendant to object. Reversed and remanded.