State v. Goff

*697WARREN, J.

Defendant appeals from convictions on two counts of child neglect under ORS 163.545. She claims the trial court erred in refusing to exclude certain evidence and in denying her motion for judgment of acquittal. We reverse the convictions, because we find no substantial evidence, viewed in the light most favorable to the state, to support the verdict.

On October 31, 1981, defendant was living in a small house with her two children, ages eight years old and 22 months old. At approximately 9:30 p.m., defendant left her home with two other adult residents of the house to attend a…