State v. Kirkland

Defendant appeals from his conviction for negotiating a bad check, ORS 165.065. He asserts that the trial court erred in denying his motion for a judgment of acquittal, because the state failed to prove the elements of the offense beyond a reasonable doubt. We affirm.

In reviewing the denial of a motion for judgment of acquittal, we state the facts in the light most favorable to the state to determine whether a rational trier of fact could have found the elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt. State v. Shields, 184 Or App 505, 509, 56 P3d 937 (2002). The pertinent facts are few.…