State v. Ritchey

Defendant appeals a judgment of conviction for three counts of encouraging child sexual abuse in the first degree, ORS 163.684, and three counts of encouraging child sexual abuse in the second degree, ORS 163.686. The first-degree counts alleged that defendant had duplicated photographs of sexually explicit conduct involving a child, and the second-degree counts alleged that defendant had possessed those photographs.

On appeal, defendant argues, inter alia, that the trial court erred in denying his motions for judgments of acquittal on all counts because, according to defendant, “the state…