State v. Hollingsworth

*85*122Believing an intruder to be in his apartment, defendant fired his gun. The bullet passed through the wall into the neighboring apartment where a family of six was sleeping. The bullet, fortunately, did not hit anyone, but defendant's conduct led to seven charges against him: one count of unlawful use of a weapon (UUW), ORS 166.220, and six counts of recklessly endangering another person, ORS 163.195.1 At trial, defendant claimed that he had fired his gun in self-defense, aiming it at the intruder in his apartment in defense of his teenage daughter and himself. The jury acquitted defendant…