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State v. Nichols

Oregon Court of Appeals
Jun 10, 1971
485 P.2d 634 (Or. Ct. App. 1971)

Opinion

Submitted May 27, 1971

Affirmed June 10, 1971

Appeal from Circuit Court, Polk County.

DARRELL J. WILLIAMS, Judge.

Gary D. Babcock, Public Defender, Salem, for appellant.

John L. Snyder, District Attorney, Dallas, for respondent.

Before SCHWAB, Chief Judge, and LANGTRY and FOLEY, Judges.


AFFIRMED.


Defendant upon trial by the court was found guilty of burglary not in a dwelling under ORS 164.240. His sole assignment of error on appeal is that the court erred in failing on its own motion to find the defendant not guilty because he was too intoxicated from ingestion of alcohol and tranquilizers to form the requisite criminal intent.

Even if this assignment of error was properly before us, it would avail the defendant nothing. The trial judge specifically found that the defendant had the capacity to formulate the intent necessary to the crime charged, and the record discloses ample evidence to support the judge's finding.

Affirmed.


Summaries of

State v. Nichols

Oregon Court of Appeals
Jun 10, 1971
485 P.2d 634 (Or. Ct. App. 1971)
Case details for

State v. Nichols

Case Details

Full title:STATE OF OREGON, Respondent, v. LARRY CURTIS NICHOLS, Appellant

Court:Oregon Court of Appeals

Date published: Jun 10, 1971

Citations

485 P.2d 634 (Or. Ct. App. 1971)
485 P.2d 634