State v. Fries

The issue in this case is whether defendant possessed marijuana when he helped a friend move marijuana plants from one place to another. Defendant has argued that, because he was moving the plants at his friend’s direction, he did not possess them. The trial court held otherwise and entered a judgment of conviction for possessing marijuana. A divided en banc Court of Appeals affirmed. State v. Fries, 212 Or App 220, 158 P3d 10 (2007). We allowed defendant’s petition for review to consider the issue that divided the Court of Appeals and now affirm the Court of Appeals decision and the trial…