State v. Knighten

Defendant was convicted in the municipal court of the city of Portland of the crime of assault and battery. He appealed to the circuit court for Multnomah county where he was tried before a jury and convicted of the crime of assault and battery. He appeals from the latter conviction.

Defendant assigns as error the trial court’s refusal to grant his motion for a directed verdict of acquittal. The assault and battery with which defendant is charged was committed while he was being arrested by a police officer. The arrest was without a warrant. Defendant contends that the arrest was illegal and…