State v. Sells

29 Submitted February 23, 2021, affirmed February 1, petition for review denied July 20, 2023 ( 371 Or 308) STATE OF OREGON, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. AMBER ELLEN SELLS, Defendant-Appellant. Josephine County Circuit Court 17CR25302; A171406

524 P3d 517

Defendant appeals a judgment of conviction for murder in the second degree with a firearm, ORS 163.115; ORS 161.610. She asserts that the trial court erred in refusing to consider the impact that her methamphetamine intoxication had on the mental state element of the offense. She argues that the trial court’s speak- ing verdict demonstrated that…