State v. Hunt

In this criminal case, the state appeals from a pretrial order dismissing charges against defendant. ORS 138.060(1). We reverse and remand.

In December 1995, defendant encountered three persons — Susan Rosenbaum, Amy Manasco, and Phaedra Epstein — while they were riding horses in her field. It is alleged that, during that meeting, defendant was upset about a dog that was accompanying the riders and twice fired a handgun in their direction. The first bullet hit the ground somewhere close to the dog, and the second landed near Rosenbaum after she had fallen to the ground because her horse had…