State v. Taylor

Defendant was tried before a jury and convicted of first degree theft. ORS 164.055.1 Defendant contends the trial court erred in denying his motion for a judgment of acquittal and in admitting inadmissible hearsay. We affirm.

Defendant contends the evidence was insufficient to support a verdict of guilty. The test, as stated in Jackson v. Virginia, 443 US 307, 99 S Ct 2781, 61 L Ed 2d 560, 573 (1979), and as adopted by the court in State v. Harris, 288 Or 703, 721, 609 P2d 798 (1980), is " * * * whether, after viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecutor, any rational…