State v. Lindoff

This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction for driving while suspended. ORS 487.560. Defendant contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion for a directed verdict of acquittal because of the failure to identify the defendant as the same person charged with the crime.

The record shows that an officer stopped an individual for inconspicuously displayed license plates on his vehicle. ORS 481.255. When asked to identify himself, the driver produced an Alaska driver’s license issued to Charles Marvin Lindoff. A motor vehicle check revealed that the license was suspended, and the…