State v. Morales

280 Argued and submitted August 9, 2019, reversed and remanded October 21, 2020 STATE OF OREGON, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. ANGEL ISAIAH MORALES, Defendant-Appellant. Multnomah County Circuit Court 17CR65059; A167147

476 P3d 965

At the customer service desk of a WinCo, defendant told his mother that he had been hit by a car in the parking lot. She called 9-1-1 and reported the incident. The police came and questioned defendant and the driver of the car, then, upon concluding that defendant had lied about being hit, arrested defen- dant for initiating a false report, ORS 162.375(1). At defendant’s…