State v. Nickles

561 Argued and submitted May 31, 2018; reversed October 2, 2019 STATE OF OREGON, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. DONALD EDWARD NICKLES, Defendant-Appellant. Coos County Circuit Court 16CR21589; A163384

451 P3d 624

Defendant appeals a judgment of conviction for unlawful possession of a destructive device, ORS 166.382, assigning error to the trial court’s denial of his motion for judgment of acquittal on the ground that the state failed to ade- quately corroborate his confession, and, therefore, the confession was not suf- ficient to warrant conviction. ORS 136.425. The state argues that defendant’s…