State v. Lynch

Defendant was convicted in Clackamas County Circuit Court of four counts of bribe giving. ORS 162.015. He appeals, arguing that the trial court erred in failing to grant his motion for a judgment of acquittal on the grounds that the state failed to establish venue and the element of intent. We affirm.

In reviewing the denial of defendant’s motion for a judgment of acquittal, we examine the record in the light most favorable to the state to determine whether a rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime proved beyond a reasonable doubt. State v. Cunningham, 320…