State v. Engblom

Defendant appeals from his conviction by a jury of first degree rape and kidnapping in the second degree. ORS 163.375 and 163.225.

The victim, a 22-year-old woman, testified that two men, defendant and Dennis Kiser, picked her up shortly before 2 a.m. while she was hitchhiking to her home. She had previously known Kiser but was not acquainted with defendant. Instead of taking her home, the two men drove her to a secluded beach area where she was raped first by defendant and then by Kiser.1 Subsequent to the rapes, the victim managed to escape and was picked up by a motorist who took her to a…