State v. Clifford

McAllister, j.

Petitioner was convicted as an accessory after the fact to two murders and a kidnapping committed by one Douglas Wright. The Court of Appeals affirmed and we granted review to determine whether the evidence was sufficient to support the verdict of guilty. We conclude that it was not and reverse.

Either late on September 1, 1969, or early on September 2, Douglas Wright killed Gail Snelling and her mother Margaret Rosenberry in their Portland home. He then left the house, taking Mrs. Snelling’s five-year-old son Matt Kaarhus with him. During the night of September 3 Wright and…