State v. Wilson

Defendant appeals a judgment of conviction for interfering with a peace officer. A person commits the offense of interfering with a peace officer, when, “knowing that another person is a peace officer,” he or she “[r]efuses to obey a lawful order by the peace officer ***.” ORS 162.247(l)(b). Defendant assigns error to the trial court’s denial of his motion for a judgment of acquittal. He argues that the state failed to present sufficient evidence that the deputy’s order to exit his vehicle was lawful. The state argues that the order was justified by the officer safety doctrine.

When we review…