State v. Walters

Defendant appeals his convictions, after a jury trial, for attempted rape in the first degree, ORS 163.375, attempted sodomy in the first degree, ORS 163.405, and attempted kidnapping in the first degree. ORS 163.235; ORS 161.405.

On August 1,1987, the victim, age 13, was helping her parents conduct a garage sale at their home. In the afternoon, she rode her bike down the street to another garage sale. Defendant approached her and asked if she had seen his lost dog. He described it as a white German Shepherd with a black chest and said that it was worth a lot of money. He asked the victim to…