State v. Anderson

Defendant was charged with two counts of felon in possession of a firearm, ORS 166.270. Before trial, he demurred to the indictment, arguing that the state was required to allege and prove that he knew that he was a felon at the time that he possessed the firearms. The trial court disallowed the demurrer, and defendant was convicted on stipulated facts. Defendant now appeals, assigning error to the trial court’s disallowance of his demurrer, reiterating the arguments he made before the trial court. For the reasons explained below, we affirm.

While a police officer was lawfully in defendant’s…