State v. Brown

Defendant appeals from conviction of assault with intent to commit second-degree murder. ORS 163.280. The victim was admittedly wounded, with resulting paralysis, by a pistol fired by defendant. The defendant is a cousin of the victim’s wife. This woman had been living with defendant prior to the shooting. On the night the shooting occurred, the victim, who had unexpectedly appeared on the scene, and defendant had been left alone by the victim’s wife in the place where she lived with defendant. The state contends that the defendant intentionally fired to kill the victim, motivated by a desire…