Case Title: State v. Kloss

Citation: 222 Or. 237, 352 P.2d 732

Docket Number: 

State: oregon

Court: Oregon Supreme Court

Date: 1960-06-02T00:00:00Z

Document:
Affirmed June 2, 1960.
John P. Ronchetto, Portland, argued the cause for appellant. On the brief was Earl A. Fewless, Portland.
Charles R. Harvey, Portland, argued the cause for respondent. On the brief were Charles E. Raymond, District Attorney for Multnomah County, Portland, and David Robinson, Jr., Deputy District Attorney for Multnomah County, Portland.
Before McALLISTER, Chief Justice, and WARNER, SLOAN, O'CONNELL and MILLARD, Justices.
AFFIRMED.
*238 McALLISTER, C.J.
The defendant, Gordon Jerome Kloss, was convicted of the crime of statutory rape and sentenced to the penitentiary for a term not exceeding nine years, from which judgment he appeals.
Defendant's brief contains only one assignment of error in which he states in general terms that he did not have a fair and impartial trial. In support of his single assignment of error, defendant claims:
Defendant's brief fails to point out with the particularity required by our rules any alleged error in the court below. Defendant attempts to place on this court the burden of searching the record to find error, which, if it exists, should have been pointed out in his brief. His brief states:
Our rules provide that error will not be considered by this court unless properly assigned in appellant's opening brief. See Oregon Supreme Court Rules of Procedure 29 and 46.
*239 Our attention has not been called to any exception taken or objection made by the appellant in the court below and in his brief defendant concedes that none were taken or made. The rule applicable in such a case was clearly stated in State v. Avent, 209 Or 181, 183, 302 P2d 549, as follows:
In spite of appellant's failure to make proper objection in the court below and to comply with our rules, we have examined with care the entire record in this case and find nothing to suggest that we should interfere with the judgment entered in the court below. Although counsel for the state frequently asked leading questions, no objection was made thereto by the defendant. In most cases the testimony elicited by the leading questions was repeated during the cross-examination of the same witnesses by defendant's counsel. Defendant did not object to the references made by the several witnesses to notes or diaries kept by them and did not ask that the notes or diaries be produced. The defendant expressly waived any objection to the introduction into the record of his prior convictions.
*240 We think that the making of proper objections in the court below might have changed the form but would not have materially changed the substance of the evidence received and would not have changed the result of the trial.
We note that counsel who were appointed to represent defendant in this court did not represent him in the court below.
The judgment is affirmed.