State v. Hurst

Defendant appeals from her conviction for unlawful possession of a short-barreled rifle, ORS 166.272, and argues that the trial court erred in failing to grant a motion sua sponte for judgment of acquittal on the ground that there was no evidence that the rifle she possessed was not registered as required under federal law. State v. Vasquez-Rubio, 323 Or 275, 284, 917 P2d 494 (1996) (state required to prove as an element of the crime that rifle was not registered). Defendant concedes that no motion for judgment of acquittal was made on that ground, but asserts that there is no evidence in the…