State v. Crawford

Defendant was convicted of burglary and theft. He assigns error to the trial court’s denial of bis motion for judgment of acquittal based on his contention that a witness, Cooper, was an accomplice and that there was no independent corroboration of the testimony of two other witnesses who were accomplices. ORS 136.440.1 We affirm.

In the presence of Cooper and Bray, defendant and two other men planned a burglary. While the five were driving to the targeted business, defendant and the two other men discussed details of the caper. Neither Cooper nor Bray actively planned or participated in the…