STATE v. ENGEN

(950636049; CA A101586)

993 P.2d 161 (1999)

164 Or. App. 591

STATE of Oregon, Respondent, v. Sharon Coleen ENGEN, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided December 29, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary M. Reese, Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant. With her on the brief was David E. Groom, Public Defender.

Jennifer Scott Lloyd, Assistant Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent. With her on the brief were Hardy Myers, Attorney General, and Michael D. Reynolds, Solicitor General.

Before De MUNIZ, Presiding Judge, and HASELTON and WOLLHEIM, Judges.


HASELTON, J.

Defendant appeals from her conviction for possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine. ORS 475.992(4)(b). The sole issue is whether the state was required to prove not only that defendant knew that she possessed a controlled substance but also that she knew that that substance was methamphetamine. We conclude that, under ORS 161.095(2), ORS 161.115(1), and ORS 475.992(4), the state is not required to prove a defendant's knowledge of the particular...

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