State v. Leake

1 Argued and submitted May 4, 2022, affirmed March 29, 2023 STATE OF OREGON, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. NICHOLAS JAMES GODDARD LEAKE, Defendant-Appellant. Tillamook County Circuit Court 19CR66602; A174457

527 P3d 1054

Defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction for unlawful possession of a firearm under ORS 166.250(1)(a) (knowingly carrying a firearm “concealed upon the person”). He contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion for judgment of acquittal (MJOA) on that charge and that it plainly erred in fail- ing to instruct the jury that “[f]irearms carried openly in belt…