Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Docket Number C90-11-36741; CA A68779 Attorney(S) Sally L. Avera, Public Defender, Steven V. Humber, Deputy Public Defender, Salem, filed the brief for Dave Frohnmayer, Attorney General, Virginia L. Linder, Solicitor General, Jonathan H. Fussner, Assistant Attorney General, Salem, filed the brief for See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. STATE OF OREGON, Respondent, v. MATTHEW MAYFIELD JOHNSON, Appellant. PER CURIAM Reversed. PER CURIAM Defendant was convicted of coercion. ORS 163.275. The state concedes that there was insufficient evidence to support the verdict. Coercion requires proof that the victim was actually compelled or induced to abstain from engaging in the conduct in which she had a right to engage or not to engage. The trial testimony is conclusive that defendant's threats did not have that effect. Reversed.