State v. Murphy

535 Argued and submitted November 16, 2018, affirmed September 16, 2020 STATE OF OREGON, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. DONALD LEROY MURPHY, Defendant-Appellant. Washington County Circuit Court 16CR18995; A164609

475 P3d 100

A jury convicted defendant of harassment, ORS 166.065, for leaving two threatening voicemails for a Hillsboro Police Department evidence technician. On appeal, defendant challenges the trial court’s denial of his motion for a judg- ment of acquittal (MJOA), arguing that: (1) the state did not meet its burden of adducing evidence that the victim reasonably believed that defendant…