STATE v. JASPER

85-3303; CA A42933.

750 P.2d 498 (1988)

89 Or.App. 572

STATE of Oregon, Respondent, v. Curtiss JASPER, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided February 24, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Michael Alexander, Salem, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs was Burt, Swanson, Lathen, Alexander & McCann, Salem.

Douglas F. Zier, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salem, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Dave Frohnmayer, Atty. Gen., and Virginia L. Linder, Sol. Gen., Salem.

Before RICHARDSON, P.J., and NEWMAN and DEITS, JJ.


RICHARDSON, Presiding Judge.

Defendant appeals his conviction for sex abuse in the first degree, asserting that the trial court should have granted a judgment of acquittal on its own motion, because the state failed to prove venue. We affirm.

Defendant argues that his conviction is invalid, because proper venue is a prerequisite for establishing jurisdiction in a criminal proceeding. We disagree. Venue, in terms of the proper place of trial within the...

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