State v. Weissenfluh

Defendant appeals from his conviction of Forgery in the First Degree for passing a counterfeit $100 bill. Trial was to the court. Defendant assigns erroi to: (1) the use of a "practically certain” standard to find that defendant knew the bill was counterfeit; and (2) the denial of defendant’s motion for directed verdict for lack of sufficient evidence on the two elements of knowledge and intent to defraud. We affirm.

We review the facts in the light most favorable to the state. State v. Steffen, 39 Or App 571, 573, 592 P2d 1081 (1979). In cashing a third-party check for $2,000 at a bank in…