State v. McJunkins

Defendant was convicted of possession of a controlled substance, giving false information to a police officer, and carrying a concealed weapon, specifically, a “dirk or dagger.” ORS 166.240. His single assignment of error is that the trial court should have granted a motion for judgment of acquittal on the concealed weapon charge, because there was no evidence that the weapon that he possessed was a “dirk or dagger.” We agree and reverse the concealed weapon conviction, but otherwise affirm.

The relevant facts are not in dispute'. Two officers saw defendant walking down the street at…