STATE v. PUSZTAI

13CR0529; A154672.

348 P.3d 241 (2015)

269 Or. App. 893

STATE of Oregon, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Thomas David PUSZTAI, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided March 18, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter Gartlan , Chief Defender, and Kyle Krohn , Deputy Public Defender, Office of Public Defense Services, filed the brief for appellant.

Ellen F. Rosenblum , Attorney General, Anna M. Joyce , Solicitor General, and Sarah M. Villanueva , Assistant Attorney General, filed the brief for respondent.

Before LAGESEN, Presiding Judge, and FLYNN, Judge, and De MUNIZ, Senior Judge.


Defendant was convicted of, among other crimes, one count of unauthorized use of a vehicle (UUV), ORS 164.135(1)(a).1 He assigns error to the trial court's refusal to instruct the jury on the statutory defense of "honest claim of right," which is set out in ORS 164.035(1). That statute specifies, "In a prosecution...

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