State v. Bisby

Defendant appeals a judgment of the Washington County Circuit Court convicting him of unlawful possession of cocaine, ORS 475.884, and failure to register as a sex offender, former ORS 181.599 (2011), renumbered as ORS 181.812 (2013). At trial, after the state had rested its case, defendant moved for a judgment of acquittal on the charge of failure to register as a sex offender, contending that the state had failed to prove that venue was proper in Washington County. On appeal, defendant assigns error to the denial of his motion for judgment of acquittal.1 As explained below, we reverse and…