STATE v. DIXON

01CR0021; A114904.

83 P.3d 385 (2004)

191 Or. App. 503

STATE of Oregon, Respondent, v. Sean J. DIXON, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided January 21, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rebecca Duncan, Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant. With her on the brief was David Groom, Acting Executive Director, Office of Public Defense Services.

Rolf C. Moan, Assistant Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Hardy Myers, Attorney General, and Mary H. Williams, Solicitor General.

Before HASELTON, Presiding Judge, and LINDER and ORTEGA, Judges.


LINDER, J.

Following a jury trial, defendant was convicted of endangering the welfare of a minor by permitting "a person under 18 years of age to enter or remain in a place where unlawful activity involving controlled substances is maintained or conducted," ORS 163.575(1)(b). The principal issue on appeal is whether, to commit that offense, a defendant must know that the endangered person is a minor. We conclude that the offense requires such knowledge and, further...

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