STATE v. SWEARENGIN


573 P.2d 778 (1978)

32 Or.App. 349

STATE of Oregon, Respondent, v. Kenneth Waymon SWEARENGIN, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided January 30, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Irvin D. Smith, Burns, argued the cause and filed the brief for appellant.

William F. Nessly, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Salem, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were James A. Redden, Atty. Gen., and Al J. Laue, Sol. Gen., Salem.

Before SCHWAB, C.J., and TANZER and ROBERTS, JJ.


ROBERTS, Judge.

Defendant appeals from his conviction by a jury of attempted first degree arson, ORS 164.325, ORS 161.405, and assigns as error the trial court's denial of his motion for directed verdict on the ground that there was insufficient corroboration of his confession.

In his confession, defendant stated that he had shown his wife and one Cheryl Hill how to assemble a simple delayed fuse incendiary device...

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