STATE v. JACKSON

No. 23031; CA 11737.

596 P.2d 600 (1979)

40 Or.App. 759

STATE of Oregon, Respondent, v. Melton Jack JACKSON, Jr., Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided June 25, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary L. Hooper, Deputy Public Defender, Salem, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the brief was Gary D. Babcock, Public Defender, Salem.

Melinda L. Bruce, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salem, argued the cause for respondent. With her on the brief were James A. Redden, Atty. Gen., and Walter L. Barrie, Sol. Gen., Salem.

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


TANZER, Judge.

Defendant appeals his conviction for robbery in the first degree, ORS 164.415, after a trial to the court. His sole assignment of error is that the finding of guilt is erroneous because the state failed to prove that he acted with the requisite mental element for any degree of robbery. We reverse.

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