State v. Ojeda-Inda

Defendant appeals a judgment of conviction for possession of a forged instrument. ORS 165.017. He assigns error to the denial of his motion for a judgment of acquittal, arguing that there was no evidence that the instrument that he possessed was “forged” within the meaning of the statute. We affirm.

The relevant facts are undisputed. Officer Rodrigues stopped defendant for a traffic violation. He asked defendant for identification, and defendant gave him an Oregon driver’s license. The name appearing on the license was “Rafael Saldana Arroyo.” As defendant produced the license, Rodrigues…