State v. Satterfield

After a bench trial, defendant appeals his conviction for theft in the first degree by receiving (Count 1). He contends that the trial court erred in convicting him by finding that he “had good reason to know” that the property — a firearm — was stolen, a mental state that defendant argues was improperly applied in light of State v. Korelis, 273 Or 427, 541 P2d 468 (1975). He contends further that, because the trial court expressly found that he did not know the firearm was stolen, the correct mens rea, he is entitled to an outright reversal. The state principally responds by asserting that…