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Oregon Supreme Court· 5/7/2009

State v. Link

Citations

  • 208 P.3d 936
  • 346 Or. 187
  • 2009 Ore. LEXIS 17

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • after construing disputed element in aggravated felony murder statute, court concluded that state presented insufficient evidence to satisfy that element under its construction and, therefore, trial court erred in denying motion for judgment of acquittal
  • “If the state does not produce facts necessary to sustain a verdict of guilty, then the defendant is entitled to a judgment of acquittal and to have the public record reflect that judgment.”
  • “The question whether a person is guilty as charged has an independent significance that cannot be foreclosed by later merger. Merger presumes the validity of the convictions being merged; acquittals do not merge with convictions.”
  • “The question whether a person is guilty as charged has an independent significance that cannot be foreclosed by later merger. Merger presumes the validity of the convictions being merged; acquittals do not merge with convictions.”
  • after construing disputed element in aggravated felony murder statute, court concluded that state presented insufficient evidence to satisfy that element 760 State v. Eastep under its construction and, therefore, trial court erred in denying motion for judgment of acquittal
  • after construing disputed element in aggravated felony murder statute, court concluded that state presented insufficient evidence to satisfy that element 760 State v. Eastep under its construction and, therefore, trial court erred in denying motion for judgment of acquittal

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Judges: Walters

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