State v. Washburn, 633 P.2d 1321

ROBERTS, J.

In this case we reduced defendant’s conviction for stripping bark from chittamwood ‍‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‍trees from criminal mischief in the first degree, ORS 164.365, to criminal mischief in the third degree, ORS 164.345, based on our finding that the evidence ‍‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‍was insufficient to establish a monetary amount of damage. 53 Or App 258, 631 P2d 827 (1981). In its petition for review, the state correctly points out that ‍‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‍intentional damage to the property of another in any amount is criminal mischief in the second degree. ORS 164.354. Defendant admitted he stripped the bark from the trees intentionally. ‍‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‍Our former opinion is therefore modified to reverse and remand for entry of a new judgment and resentencing for the crime of criminal mischief ‍‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‍in the second degree.

Petition for reconsideration granted; former opinion adhered to as modified.

Case Details

Case Name: State v. Washburn

Court Name: Court of Appeals of Oregon

Date Published: Sep 28, 1981

Citations: 633 P.2d 1321; 54 Or. App. 64; No. J80-1549, CA 19532

Docket Number: No. J80-1549, CA 19532

Court Abbreviation: Or. Ct. App.