State v. Salazar-Castillo

Defendant appeals a judgment of conviction for eight counts of first-degree kidnapping, ORS 163.235, and two counts each of menacing, ORS 163.190, strangulation, ORS 163.187, and unlawful use of a weapon, ORS 166.220. He raises 17 assignments of error. With the exception of his contentions relating to merger of the guilty verdicts for first-degree kidnapping, we reject defendant’s arguments without discussion.

With respect to kidnapping, the state charged, and the jury found defendant guilty of, four counts of first-degree kidnapping for each of two victims: Counts 1 through 4 pertained to…