Case Name: STATE OF OREGON, Respondent, v. TIMOTHY WATTS, Appellant
Court: Oregon Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Oregon
Decision Date: 1977-05-09
Citations: 29 Or. App. 397
Docket Number: No. C 76-07-09204, CA 7122
Parties: STATE OF OREGON, Respondent, v. TIMOTHY WATTS, Appellant.
Judges: Before Schwab, Chief Judge, and Thornton and Tanzer, Judges.
Reporter: Oregon Reports, Court of Appeals
Volume: 29
Pages: 397–399

Head Matter:
Argued April 25,
affirmed May 9,
reconsideration denied June 15, petition for review denied September 20, 1977
STATE OF OREGON, Respondent, v. TIMOTHY WATTS, Appellant.
(No. C 76-07-09204, CA 7122)
563 P2d 770
Gary D. Babcock, Public Defender, Salem, argued the cause and filed the brief for appellant.
W. Benny Won, Assistant Attorney General, Salem, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were James A. Redden, Attorney General, and W. Michael Gillette, Solicitor General, Salem.
Before Schwab, Chief Judge, and Thornton and Tanzer, Judges.
PER CURIAM.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Defendant was indicted for murder, tried by the court and found guilty of manslaughter. Defendant contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion for judgment of acquittal because self-defense was established as a matter of law.
Although the basic nature of the confrontation which resulted in the homicide was not disputed, there was conflicting evidence on many critical aspects of the case. Having heard that evidence, the trial court concluded that defendant's action was unnecessary for the protection of his life or to save himself from great bodily harm and that defendant could have safely retreated. There was evidence to support these conclusions and we are bound thereby. State v. Krummacher, 269 Or 125, 523 P2d 1009 (1974).
Affirmed.