State v. McPhail

Defendant appeals a judgment of conviction for unlawful possession of a weapon by a prison inmate. ORS 166.275.1 He assigns error to the trial court’s refusal to permit him to present the defenses of self-defense and choice of evils.2 For the reasons explained below, we conclude that the trial court did not err and, accordingly, affirm.

“We review the record to determine whether [the] defendant presented any evidence to support the defenses he sought to assert and evaluate that evidence in the light most favorable to [the] defendant.” State v. Miles, 197 Or App 86, 88, 104 P3d 604, rev den,…