State v. Dixon

Following a jury trial, defendant was convicted of endangering the welfare of a minor by permitting “a person under 18 years of age to enter or remain in a place where unlawful activity involving controlled substances is maintained or conducted,” ORS 163.575(1)(b). The principal issue on appeal is whether, to commit that offense, a defendant must know that the endángered person is a minor. We conclude that the offense requires such knowledge and, further, that there was insufficient evidence in this case for a jury to find that defendant acted with that knowledge. We therefore reverse.

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