Oregon Statutes - Chapter 136 - Criminal Trials - Section 136.445 - Motion for acquittal; standard for granting motion; effect.

In any criminal action the defendant may, after close of the state’s evidence or of all the evidence, move the court for a judgment of acquittal. The court shall grant the motion if the evidence introduced theretofore is such as would not support a verdict against the defendant. The acquittal shall be a bar to another prosecution for the same offense. [Formerly 136.605]

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