State v. Lavadores

Defendant appeals his convictions for attempted murder, second-degree assault, and third-degree assault. He asserts that the court erred in denying his motion for judgment of acquittal (MJOA) on those charges and in admitting his codefendant’s redacted statements without an opportunity for cross-examination, in violation of his confrontation right under the federal constitution. The issues presented here are very similar to those in State v. Navarrete-Pech, 230 Or App 157, 213 P3d 1262 (2009), and, because defendant was tried jointly with the defendant in Navarrete-Pech, the evidentiary…