State v. Clapp

Marvin Clapp was convicted by a jury of two counts of solicitation of murder in the first degree and one count of solicitation of arson in the first degree. He appeals the conviction, the sentence, and the trial court's order requiring him to pay restitution to one of the arson victims. We find no error and affirm the convictions and the sentence as well as the order of restitution.

In 1981 Marvin Clapp purchased the right to distribute the Portland Oregonian newspaper in the Vancouver area. Due to the Oregonian's reorganization of its distribution system, Clapp lost his distributorship 2…