State v. Wade

In this criminal case, defendant appeals a judgment of conviction for second-degree disorderly conduct, ORS 166.025(lXa).1 He assigns error to the trial court’s denial of his motion for a judgment of acquittal, arguing that the evidence was insufficient to support the conviction because he did not engage in physical conduct immediately likely to produce the use of physical force. In reviewing the denial of a motion for a judgment of acquittal, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the state to determine whether any rational factfinder could have found the elements of the offense…