State v. Ritchie

Defendant appeals a judgment of conviction on 20 counts of encouraging child sexual abuse in the second degree. ORS 163.686. In support of his first and fourth assignments of error, defendant asserts that the trial court erred by denying his motions for judgments of acquittal. Defendant first argues that the state did not elicit sufficient evidence to show that defendant knowingly possessed or controlled child pornography. In support of his fourth assignment of error, defendant argues that the state did not elicit sufficient evidence to establish venue as to Counts 11 through 20. We conclude…