State v. Ryder

Defendant appeals from his convictions, following trial, of a variety of crimes, including first-degree kidnapping, ORS 163.235(1); second-degree assault, ORS 163.175; attempted second-degree assault, ORS 161.405; and unlawful use of a weapon, ORS 166.220; all arising from conduct at the Oregon Zoo in Portland on July 26, 2006. Defendant assigns error to the denial of his motions for judgment of acquittal on Count (first-degree kidnapping) and Count 6 (second-degree assault) and also raises unpreserved challenges to the trial court’s failure to merge certain convictions and to its imposition…