State v. Bordeaux

Defendant appeals a judgment of conviction for criminal mistreatment in the first degree, ORS le^OSClXa), 1 assigning error to the trial court’s denial of his motion for a judgment of acquittal. The issue presented is whether defendant’s conduct in lying to emergency room personnel about the cause of his son’s injuries — namely, that they had been inflicted by defendant — constitutes withholding necessary and adequate medical attention within the meaning of the criminal mistreatment statute. We conclude that it does not and reverse. Because of that disposition, it is unnecessary for us to…