State v. Grisback

Defendant was convicted of violating ORS 166.-270,① which prohibits a convicted felon from possessing *371a concealable firearm. He appeals contending that the trial court erred: (1) In denying defendant’s motion to suppress the gun, and (2) in denying defendant’s motion for a judgment of acquittal.

The case arose out of a gun-pointing incident occurring at a private residence in Springfield on the morning of February 14,1974. At approximately 9:20 a.m., three city police officers were dispatched to the residence in question, where defendant and a woman were living together, in response to the…