State v. Morgan

Defendant appeals from his convictions for attempted kidnapping in the first degree, ORS 163.235 and ORS 161.405, attempted use of a dangerous weapon, ORS 166.220, and menacing. ORS 163.190. He assigns error to the admission of evidence of a prior crime, the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence of the victim’s on-the-scene identification and to his sentence as a dangerous offender under ORS 161.725.

On the evening of March 13, 1984, the victim was entering her car at the Roseburg Valley Mall. As she was closing her car door, a man approached and told her to “move over.” She…