State v. Schneider

Defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction for one count of criminal mistreatment in the second degree, ORS 163.200(l)(a), assigning error to the trial court’s denial of her motion for a judgment of acquittal (MJOA). Defendant asserts that the state failed to present legally sufficient evidence that she “with[held] necessary and adequate * * * physical care or medical attention” from the victim. Id. As explained below, we conclude that defendant’s conduct in moving the victim to the home of her friend without the victim’s prescription medications constituted “withhold[ing] necessary and…