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State v. Thomas

Oregon Supreme Court
Sep 28, 1966
418 P.2d 837 (Or. 1966)

Opinion

Argued June 8, 1966

Affirmed September 28, 1966

Appeal from Circuit Court, Washington County.

GLEN HIEBER, Judge.

Oscar D. Howlett, Portland, argued the cause and filed a brief for appellant.

Richard Smurthwaite, Deputy District Attorney, Hillsboro, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was Hollie Pihl, District Attorney, Hillsboro.

Before McALLISTER, Chief Justice, and PERRY, SLOAN, HOLMAN and LUSK, Justices.


AFFIRMED.


The defendant has appealed from a judgment of conviction of the crime of being an exconvict in possession of a concealable firearm, to wit, a revolver.

The only assignment of error is to the court's denial of defendant's motion for a directed verdict of acquittal, based on the ground that there was no proof that the revolver was capable of being fired. In State v. Cartwright, this day decided, a case involving the same charge, we held that a pistol in apparently good condition is presumptively operable. That decision rules this case.

The judgment is affirmed.


Summaries of

State v. Thomas

Oregon Supreme Court
Sep 28, 1966
418 P.2d 837 (Or. 1966)
Case details for

State v. Thomas

Case Details

Full title:STATE OF OREGON v. R.A. THOMAS

Court:Oregon Supreme Court

Date published: Sep 28, 1966

Citations

418 P.2d 837 (Or. 1966)
418 P.2d 837

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