CARSON, C.J.
In this criminal case, we must determine whether a defendant who provides on-the-scene aid to another person committing an assault, but who personally does not cause physical injury to the victim, nonetheless can be convicted of third-degree assault under ORS 163.165(1)(e), set out post. A jury convicted defendant under that statute, and the Court of Appeals affirmed by an equally divided court. State v. Pine,
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