State v. Clemente-Perez

Defendant appeals a judgment of conviction for unlawful possession of a firearm. ORS 166.250.1 He assigns error to the trial court’s denial of his motion for judgment of acquittal, arguing that there was insufficient evidence that he was within a vehicle when he possessed a firearm and, alternatively, that there was uncontroverted evidence that he was entitled to possess the firearm because it was in his place of residence. We affirm.

In reviewing a denial of a motion for judgment of acquittal, we state the facts in the light most favorable to the state and review those facts to determine…