Defendant was charged with robbery, former ORS 163.290 (repealed Oregon Laws 1971, ch 743, § 432, p 2002), by forcefully snatching a purse containing money from a 74-year-old woman. After trial by jury, defendant was сonvicted and sentenced to a maximum term of five years’ imprisonment. Defendant was thereafter granted a delayed appeal.
Defendant alleges that the trial judge erred: (1) by refusing to instruct the jury concerning the inherent dangers of identification testimony; (2) by inadequately instructing the jury as to the state’s burden of proof; and (3) by refusing to allow defendаnt’s trial counsel to examine any portion of the presentence report.
*546 The evidence at trial established that a young black man grabbed the purse from the еlderly victim while she was standing at a bus stop in Portland. The victim testified that she was sprayed in the face by her assailant with a substance that “kind of dazed” her; however she was able to hang on to the purse handle. She fell when her assailant tore the purse free.
The assailant was seen getting into a 1959 or 1960 Chevrolet. •• A description of the car and 'the liсense number were reported to the investigatingoff icer, who broadcast the information. Shortly thereafter two school security officers. observed a ear of thе. same description as it stopped in front of John Adams High School. Two occupants were seen to leave the car and enter the school building. The driver was identified by a security officer as Dennis Smith ① and was described as wearing a white hat and a blue coat. The identity of the passenger was not established but he was described as wearing dаrk clothing. The officer who observed this testified that Dennis Smith, together with a man similar in height, dress and appearance to the unidentified passenger above, came out of the school about 10 minutes later and drove off in the car.
The security officers followed the car as it drove through the school parking lot and, as they did so, saw an object thrown from the passenger side. This object was recovered by another officer and. was subsequently identified as the victim’s purse. Smith’s car was stopped before it cоuld leave the parking lot; however, the passenger, who was later identified as the defendant, got out and ran into the school building. *547 He was subsequently questioned by city police officers and was released after giving Ms name to them.
Defendant was later arrested and subjected to a lineup. At this lineup defendant was identified by tbe victim as ber assailant. Tbe trial court-ruled that the lineup was proper. Defendant does, not challenge that ruling.
The investigating officer testified on cross-examination that the victim described thе assailant as wearing a white hat and a blue coat. A witness who observed the assailant running away with a purse testified that this man was wearing a white cap and dark coat. The victim was recalled to the stand, whereupon she testified that her assailant was wearing brown clothing. She denied ever telling the investigating officer that her assailant was weаring a white hat and a blue coat.
After giving notice of an alibi defense, defendant produced a witness who testified he had seen defendant at John Adams High School near thе time of the purse snatching. However, this testimony was not conclusive as to defendant’s whereabouts.
Defendant also took the stand and denied taking part in the robbery. On crоss-examination he admitted being in Dennis Smith’s automobile at John Adams High School, but denied that anything was thrown from the car while he was in it.
In accordance with his theory that he was not involved in the purse snatching, defendant requested instructions concerning the inherent dangers in the reliability of identification evidence. The trial judge refused to give the requested instructions, stating:
“That is commenting on the evidence. I wouldn’t give it under any circumstances- * *
*548 ..Defendant argues that, the identification evidence offered at his trial was inconclusive and conflicting; that none of the witnesses could make a positive identification; and that therefore instructions concerning identification should have been given.
The trial judge is not required to give jury instructions in the form requested.
State v. Robinson,
In State v. Jones, supra, we took note of the uncertainties that may be involved in eyewitness identification, and said:
“Certainly the giving of an appropriate instruction to the jury relating to the need for caution in accepting testimonial assertions of identity would here have been appropriate, and we think might well have beеn given. We cannot, however, say, after a review of the entire record that it was such an abuse of discretion as to warrant a reversal of the conviction.”11 Or App at 136 .
Again in
State v. Calia,
“The jury was entitled to consider the evidence under proper instruction. The court instructed the jury:
“ ‘In this case, there has been eye witness identification of the defendаnt.. When you consider the weight to be given such testimony or the reliability of such evidence, you should consider the similarity [sic; familiarity?] of the witness with the defendant, the opportunity the witnеss had to make an identification, taking into consideration such matters as time, height, [light,] movement, the number of persons present and. the excitement, attending the event or the occasion, the susceptibility of the witness through suggestion of others of other groups, and the period of time that elapsed between the initial observation'and the final identification.’
The instructions state the law adequately °
15 Or App at 114-15 . (Second brhcke't ours.)
In the present case the jury was instructed on the elements of the crime charged, the .presumption of innocence, that they (the jury) were the sole judgеs of the credibility of the witnesses, the requirement of proof beyond a reasonable doubt, that they.were to acquit the defendant if they had any reasonable doubt as tо whether “defendant committed the act charged” and that doubts were to be resolved in defendant’s favor'. The jury was'further instructed as to defendant’s alibi defense as follows:
“The evidence has been introduced by the defendant tending to establish an alibi. Alibi'means ‘elsewhere’ and is a contention that the defendant was not present at the time when and the. place where he is alleged to have committed the crime charged......
“If, after consideration of the evidence', you. *550 have'a reasonable doubt as to whether the defendant was present at the timе and place the alleged crime was committed, you should acquit him.”
While an instruction concerning identification would not have been inappropriate in this case, our review of the record indicates that the identity issue was significantly brought into focus and drawn to the attention of the jury — both by the questions directed to the witnesses and by the court’s instructions.
United States v. Telfaire,
469 F2d 552, 556 (DC Cir 1972). Therefore the failure to give an instruction on identification was not prejudicial error.
United States v. Telfaire,
supra;
State v. Jones,
supra,
Defendant’s requested instructions on identification did not correctly state the law and should not have been given in any event. For other examples of identification instructions, see, “Model Special Instructions on Identification” set forth in the apрendix to
United States v. Telfaire,
supra, 469 F2d at 558-59, and
State v. Calia,
supra,
In
State v. North,
“ ‘A requested instruction is always properly refused, unless it ought to have been given in the very terms in which it was proposed.’ ”
Defendant’s second assignment of error conсerns the failure of the trial court to give a requested instruction dealing with the burden of proof.
*551
There is no substantial difference between the requested instruction and the onе given. Therefore, there is no error.
State v. Robinson,
Finally defendant argues that it was error for the trial judge not to allow him (defendant) to see any portion of the presentence report. We agree. In
Buchea v. Sullivan,
The sentence imposed upon defendant is therefore set aside and the matter is remanded to the trial court for resentencing of defendant.
Conviction affirmed. Remanded for resentencing.
Notes
Dennis Smith was never indicted nor tried for this crime. At the time of defendant’s trial, Smith was in prison as the result of a different conviction. He was brought to the courthouse to testify for the state, but was never called as a witness. ‘