State v. Lane

LEESON, J. pro tempore

Defendant appeals from his conviction for escape in the second degree. ORS 162.155. He contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion for judgment of acquittal because there was insufficient evidence that he escaped from a correctional facility. In the alternative, he argues that there was insufficient evidence that he knowingly escaped from a correctional facility. For the reasons that follow, we reverse defendant’s conviction for second-degree escape and remand for entry of a judgment of conviction for third-degree escape, ORS 162.145(1).

In reviewing the…