State v. Solomon

Defendant was convicted, after trial to a jury, of initiating a false report to the police. ORS 162.375. We view the evidence in the light most favorable to the state, State v. Kolbe, 115 Or App 268, 270, 838 P2d 612 (1992), rev den 315 Or 644 (1993), and affirm.

The charge arose from events following the discovery of the body of a homicide victim who had last been seen alive on November 25,1992, at the Great Alaska Bush Company in Eugene, a topless dancing establishment where she had been employed. The police solicited information from the public. At trial, the state presented evidence that…