State v. Waggoner

The defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction of violating ORS 483.992 (2) by driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor.

The first of three assignments of error challenges the sufficiency of the complaint. Midway in the trial the defendant objected to the introduction of further evidence and moved that all evidence previously received be stricken on the ground that the complaint did not describe a crime.

The complaint was part of a printed uniform-traffic-citation form in use generally throughout the state. ORS 484.150 provides that the citation shall consist of four parts:

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