{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-136.445","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 136.445","heading":"Motion for acquittal; standard for granting motion; effect.","body":"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.","path":["04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes","14. Procedure in Criminal Matters Generally","Chapter 136 — Criminal Trials"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors136.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:11Z","sha256":"21a3eade044cf55fa44b11744ca667ac86b3dd706d73924217552e33fb683c57","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-136.440","next":"us-or/ors-136.447"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}