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State v. Loke

Oregon Court of Appeals
Dec 14, 1994
886 P.2d 507 (Or. Ct. App. 1994)

Opinion

92-1394; CA A80578

Submitted on record and briefs September 28, 1994

Reversed and remanded for new trial December 14, 1994

Appeal from Circuit Court, Clatsop County.

Thomas E. Edison, Judge.

Sally L. Avera, Public Defender, and Irene B. Taylor, Deputy Public Defender, filed the brief for appellant.

Theodore R. Kulongoski, Attorney General, Virgina L. Linder, Solicitor General, and Janet A. Klapstein, Assistant Attorney General, filed the brief for respondent.

Before Richardson, Chief Judge, and Deits and Riggs, Judges.


PER CURIAM

Reversed and remanded for new trial.


Defendant appeals his conviction for delivery of a controlled substance, marijuana, ORS 475.992, after trial by a 12-person jury. He contends that the trial court erred by restricting his voir dire of the jury panel to 32 minutes and denying his request for additional time. The court erred. The state does not argue otherwise. Defendant is entitled to a new trial.

We must, however, address defendant's other assignment that the court erred by denying his motion for judgment of acquittal on the ground that there was insufficient evidence to submit the case to the jury. If the court erred by denying the motion, then defendant is entitled to a judgment of acquittal, not just a new trial. We conclude that there was sufficient evidence for the jury to find defendant guilty of delivery of marijuana under the definition of "delivery" in ORS 475.005(8).

Reversed and remanded for new trial.


Summaries of

State v. Loke

Oregon Court of Appeals
Dec 14, 1994
886 P.2d 507 (Or. Ct. App. 1994)
Case details for

State v. Loke

Case Details

Full title:STATE OF OREGON, Respondent, v. JOHNNY THEODOOR LOKE, Appellant

Court:Oregon Court of Appeals

Date published: Dec 14, 1994

Citations

886 P.2d 507 (Or. Ct. App. 1994)
886 P.2d 507