State v. Jones

The defendant was indicted in Union county of sodomy (ORS 167.040), was found guilty by a jury, and sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term of five years, from which judgment he appeals.

The indictment charged that the crime was committed in Union County, Oregon. After the state had rested, the defendant moved for a judgment of acquittal on the ground that the state had failed to prove that the crime had been committed either in the State of Oregon or in Union county. The denial of that motion is the only error assigned.

We will first consider the question of venue in Union…