State v. Bryan

Defendant appeals a judgment of conviction for three counts of witness tampering. ORS 162.285. He assigns error to the trial court’s denial of his motion for a judgment of acquittal, arguing that the evidence was insufficient to prove that defendant had tampered with a “witness in an official proceeding” at the time his conduct occurred. We affirm.

The relevant facts are undisputed. Defendant was arrested for sexual abuse; the victim was his girlfriend’s daughter. On December 24, while in custody, defendant telephoned his girlfriend. He told her that the victim was not permitted to play with…