State v. Hubbell

Summary

The Oregon Supreme Court affirmed the Court of Appeals, holding that Oregon’s delivery statute requires an actual effort to cause a controlled substance to pass from one person to another; mere possession with intent is insufficient for an "attempted transfer," but the evidence was sufficient for a conviction of the inchoate crime of attempted delivery. The decision also reversed the circuit court’s delivery conviction and remanded for entry of the lesser‑included attempted‑delivery conviction.