State v. Threlkeld

433 Argued and submitted July 23, reversed and remanded September 9, 2021 STATE OF OREGON, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. JAMES JOSEPH THRELKELD, Defendant-Appellant. Multnomah County Circuit Court 19CR22946; A172263

496 P3d 1147

Defendant appeals a judgment of conviction for carrying a concealed weapon, specifically a dagger. ORS 166.240. During defendant’s bench trial, the arresting officer testified that the item that defendant carried in his back pocket was a knife designed for stabbing. Defendant contends that the testimony was improp- erly admitted as expert testimony under OEC 702 and that it…