State v. Moczygemba

The four defendants were convicted of an assault with a dangerous weapon upon one Laura Myreen, and each appeals.

The assault occurred the evening of November 19, 1961, at the Rocky Butte Jail, Multnomah County, where the defendants were prisoners. Laura Myreen was a member of a church group which visited the jail each Sunday evening to conduct services for the prisoners. On the evening of the assault the church group had just been seated in the jail dining hall and were waiting for the prisoners to assemble before beginning the services. About 25 prisoners had filed into the dining hall and…