State v. Griffin

Defendant appeals his conviction for reckless driving. ORS 487.550.1 The issue is whether the state proved the requisite culpable mental state for conviction. Because defendant assigns as error denial of his motion for judgment of acquittal, we view the evidence most favorably to the state. State v. Krummacher, 269 Or 125, 137-38, 523 P2d 1009 (1977).

At 7 p.m. on October 29, 1980, a police officer observed defendant’s car going north on 14th Avenue between Morrison and Stark Streets in Portland. Washington High School, located on the southwest corner of 14th and Stark, was the scene of a…