State v. Hari

Defendant was convicted by a jury of first degree burglary. ORS 164.225. He appeals therefrom. We consider first the denial of defendant’s motion to dismiss on the ground of the insufficiency of the evidence.

There was evidence that at 1:00 a.m. on March 4, 1973, Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton, upon returning to their motel room, noticed that the door was slightly ajar. As Mr. Hamilton got out of the car, he saw defendant and another man run out of the room. Mr. Hamilton chased defendant to a van which was parked in a lot across the street where defendant was subsequently arrested following his exiting…