State v. Anderson

The defendant was charged in a complaint filed in the District Court for Umatilla County with a violation of the Oregon nuisance statute, OBS 161.310. He was convicted in the district court, appealed to the circuit court, where he was again convicted, and has appealed to this court.

As we view the case, the only question that need be considered is whether the facts stated in the complaint constitute a crime. No demurrer was filed, but the objection was raised by motion in arrest of judgment. Upon such a motion the court is authorized to consider the sufficiency of the complaint: OBS 136.810;…