LANDAU, P.J.
Defendant appeals a judgment of conviction for three counts of felony criminal nonsupport, ORS 163.555. He argues that the state did not prove that he failed to pay child support "without lawful excuse," as the law requires. We agree and reverse.
The facts are not in dispute. In 1980, defendant and the child's mother divorced. The dissolution judgment did not order the payment of any child support for the sole minor child of the marriage. In 1985...
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