STATE v. MORESCO

090849438; A144016.

281 P.3d 263 (2012)

250 Or. App. 405

STATE of Oregon, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Lynette Kole MORESCO, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided June 13, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew D. Robinson , Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the brief was Peter Gartlan , Chief Defender, Office of Public Defense Services.

Gregory A. Rios , Assistant Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent. On the brief were John R. Kroger , Attorney General, Mary H. Williams , Solicitor General, and Stacey RJ Guise , Senior Assistant Attorney General.

Before BREWER, Presiding Judge, and HASELTON, Chief Judge.


BREWER, P.J.

Defendant appeals a judgment of conviction for giving false information to a police officer, ORS 162.385(1)(b), arguing that the trial court erred in denying her motion for a judgment of acquittal because no rational trier of fact could have found that the officer to whom she lied about her identity had asked for her name for the purpose of arresting her on a warrant. We reverse.

Because defendant was convicted by a jury, we state the facts in...

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