State v. Fichter

Defendant, and two others, were indicted for larceny from the person. ORS 164.840. Defendant was tried separately and convicted. This appeal is primarily directed at the court’s failure to order a directed verdict of acquittal. The assignment complains basically of lack of evidence to show that defendant aided and abetted one of the other defendants in the crime charged. We will relate the facts before specific mention of the issues presented. In doing so we ignore defendant’s denials of the facts stated. The evidence is to be viewed in the light most favorable to the state. State v. Rosser,…