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<h2>A Digital Manual For Oregon Criminal Defense - {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}</h2>  
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The OCDLA Library of Defense is an extensive guide and resource for Oregon Defense Attorneys to find everything about Oregon criminal law. This site compiles relevant case law, statutes, and resources about every subject pertaining to criminal defense, allowing you to quickly and easily find the information you need. The Library of Defense is growing every day with '''{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} pages''' and counting. The site is built collectively through the contributions of OCDLA members. Check out the help page to see how you can '''[[How_To_Edit|edit]]''' any page.
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| '''[[Extradition|Extradition]]'''<br>[[Extradition#Overview_and_Governing_Statutes|Overview of Governing Statutes]], [[Extradition#Challenging_Extradition|Challenging Extradition]], [[Extradition#Extradition_Procedure|Extradition Procedure]], [[Extradition#Waiver_of_Extradition|Waiver of Extradition]]...
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| '''[[Forensic_Evidence|Forensic Science]]'''<br>[[Ballistics|Ballistics]], [[Bitemarks|Bitemarks]], [[DNA|DNA]], [[Fingerprints|Fingerprints]], [[Bloodstain_Pattern_Analysis|Bloodstain Pattern Analysis]]...
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| '''[[Immigration|Immigration]]'''<br>[[Padilla|Understanding Padilla]], [[Aggravated_Felonies|Aggravated Felonies]], [[Inadmissibility|Inadmissibility]], [[Naturalization|Naturalization]], [[Removability|Removability]]...
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| '''[[Mental_States|Mental States]]'''<br>[[Civil_Commitments|Civil Commitments]], [[Fitness_to_Proceed|Fitness to Proceed]], [[Guilty_Except_for_Insanity_(GEI)|Guilty Except for Insanity]], [[Testing|Testing]]...
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| '''[[Search_and_Seizure|Search and Seizure]]'''<br>[[Free_to_Leave_vs._Stop|Free to Leave vs. Stop]], [[Inventory|Inventory]], [[Exigent_Circumstance|Exigent Circumstance]], [[Search_and_Seizure#Was_there_a_Search_Warrant.3F|Search Warrants]]...
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| '''[[Self-Incrimination|Self-Incrimination]]'''<br>[[Evidentiary_Burdens|Evidentiary Burdens]], [[State_Compulsion|State Compulsion]], [[Custody/Compelling_Circumstances|Custody/Compelling Circumstances]], [[Right_to_Silence|Right to Silence]], [[Impeachment|Impeachment]]...
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| '''[[Veterans_and_Military_Service|Veterans and Military Service]]'''<br>[[Veterans_and_Military_Service#Constitutional_Considerations|Constitutional Considerations]], [[Veterans_and_Military_Service#Military_Concepts_.26_Terminology|Military Concepts and Terminology]], [[Veterans_and_Military_Service#DUII_Diversion_Authority|DUII Diversion Authority]], [[Veterans_and_Military_Service#Military_Service_as_a_Mitigating_Factor|Military Service as a Mitigating Factor]], [[Veterans_and_Military_Service#District_Attorney_Diversion_Authority|District Attorney Diversion Authority]]...
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'''[[Forensic_Evidence|Forensic Science]]'''<br>[[Ballistics|Ballistics]], [[Bitemarks|Bitemarks]], [[Bloodstain_Pattern_Analysis|Bloodstains]], [[DNA|DNA]], [[Eyewitness_Identification|Eyewitness ID]],  [[Fingerprints|Fingerprints]], [[Handwriting_Identification|Handwriting ID]], [[Polygraphs|Polygraphs]], [[Shaken_Baby_Syndrome|Shaken Baby]]
| '''[[Dependency_category|Dependency]]'''<br>[[Removal|Removal]], [[Permanency|Permanency]], [[Termination_of_Parental_Rights|Termination of Parental Rights]], [[Temporary_Custody|Temporary Custody]], [[Petition|Petition]]...
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| '''[[Investigation|Investigation]]'''<br>[[Investigation#Ethics|Ethics]], [[Investigation#Surveillance|Surveillance]], [[Investigation#Locating_Witnesses|Locating Witnesses]], [[Investigation#Interviewing|Interviewing]], [[Investigation#Drug_Cases|Drug Cases]]...
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'''[[Evidence_Code|Evidence Code]]'''<br> [[Evidence_Code#Procedure|Procedure]], [[Evidence_Code#Relevance|Relevance]], [[Evidence_Code#Privileges|Privileges]], [[Evidence_Code#Examining_Lay_Witnesses|Lay Witnesses]], [[Evidence_Code#Examining_Expert_Witnesses|Experts]], [[Evidence_Code#Hearsay|Hearsay]], [[Evidence_Code#Physical_Evidence|Physical Evidence]]
| '''[[Sentencing|Sentencing]]'''<br>[[Sentencing#Same_Criminal_Episode|Same Criminal Episode]], [[Sentencing#Merger|Merger]], [[Consecutive_Sentences|Consecutive Sentences]], [[Sentencing#Mandatory_Minimum_Laws|Mandatory Minimum Laws]], [[Sentencing#Probation|Probation]]...
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<h4>Judge Cannot Stack Inference Upon Inference</h4>'''''Reasonable Suspicion'''''
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An officer does not have reasonable suspicion of PCS based on defendant appearing to be under the influence of drugs.  The trial court found that the officer had reasonable suspicion for PCS where (1) defendant appeared to be under the influence of  a central nervous system stimulant (e.g. methamphetamine); (2) people who are under the influence of methamphetamine commonly also commonly possess the implement or paraphernalia of methamphetamine use; (3) those implements are commonly retained and reused; (4) because those implements are retained and reused, they will bear evidence of prior uses; and (5) that retained evidence of prior use will include traces of methamphetamine.
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The court holds that all but the first premise, which was properly grounded in officer’s drug recognition evaluation expertise, are too inferential and dependent on each other to justify reasonable suspicion. For instance, the second premise unreasonably assumes that, because of the officer’s training and expertise, he was able to distinguish between the effects of methamphetamine and other central nervous system stimulants. The third premise is inherently inferential because the officer did not testify as to retention and reuse. Finally, the fourth and fifth premises were pure speculation that had no basis in the record. Even if the fourth premise was found to be true, there is no basis for inferring that it applies only to methamphetamine use. The court cautions against overuse of the phrase "training and experience" by citing to a case for the proposition that:
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'''[[Crimes|Crimes]]'''<br>[[Crimes#Measure_11_Crimes|Measure 11]], [[Crimes#Drug_Crimes|Drugs]], [[Crimes#Sex_Crimes|Sex Crimes]], [[Crimes#Homicide|Homicide]], [[Crimes#Property_Crimes|Property]], [[DUII|DUII]], [[Crimes#Child_Abuse_Crimes|Child Abuse]], [[Crimes|Other Crimes]]
 
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: "The phrase 'training and expertise...is not a magical incantation with the power to imbue speculation, stereotype, or pseudoscience with an impenetrable armor of veracity" State v. Daniels, 234 Or. App. 533, 539-43.
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'''[[Self-Incrimination|Self Incrimination]]'''<br>[[Evidentiary_Burdens|Evidentiary Burdens]], [[State_Compulsion|State Compulsion]], [[Custody/Compelling_Circumstances|Custody/Compelling Circumstances]], [[Right_to_Silence|Right to Silence]], [[Impeachment|Impeachment]]
Oregon v. Kolb.
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<h4>Community Caretaking Exception</h4>'''''Impound'''''
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Impoundment is justified under the community caretaking exception where there is a need to protect the car from damage or theft.  Here, Officers arrested the defendant for driving uninsured and on a suspended license.  Defendant’s car contained apparently valuable property and was parked in a high-crime area.  Defendant’s friend, not the registered owner, arrived to pick up the car during the course of the inventory search.  Under these circumstances, the impound was valid because (1) the car was in danger of theft or vandalism and (2) it was reasonable not to relinquish custody of the car to someone other than the registered owner without the owner’s permission. State v. ONeill.
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<h4>“I live by the code of the convict” Is Not an Equivocal Invocation of the Right to Remain Silent</h4>'''''Miranda'''''
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Statements by defendant were not equivocal invocations of his right to remain silent such that the officer was required to clarify whether defendant intended to invoke his right to remain silent. Defendant made statements such as “I live by the code of the convict” and he was “no rat”. Defendant made it clear he was willing to answer some questions but not others and under a totality of the circumstances, a reasonable officer would not have understood defendant’s statements to be equivocal statements of his right to remain silent.  State v. Doser
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<h4>Court Cannot Revoke for Acts Occurring After Probationary Period</h4>'''''Probation Revocation'''''
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A trial court retains jurisdiction to hold a probation revocation hearing after the probationary period expires when the court issues either a bench warrant or an order to show-cause before probation ends.  The court may not, however, revoke probation based on acts that occurred after the probationary period.  Here, the trial court retained jurisdiction to hear allegations of a 2002 probation violation even though defendant was not arrested until 2010. But the court could not base its decision to revoke on the defendant’s post-2003 conduct, when his probation expired.State v. Vanlieu
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<h4>Surrounding Circumstances to Show Defendant’s Predisposition</h4>'''''Entrapment'''''
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For the purposes of proving or disproving entrapment, the circumstances of the interaction between the defendant and law enforcement “are relevant insofar as they illuminate defendant’s mind at the outset.” Here, defendant:
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* "clicked a Craigslist ad “that explicitly proposed an exchange of drugs for sex”
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'''[[Defenses|Defenses]]'''<br>[[Alibi|Alibi]], [[Choice_of_Evils_and_Necessity|Necessity]], [[Speedy_Trial|Speedy Trial]], [[Self_Defense|Self Defense]]
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* “indicated implicit knowledge of the cost and commonly exchanged quantitates of controlled substances,”
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* independently introduced the topic of Ecstasy in the email exchange, as well as offered to provide Xanax and Valium.
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'''[[Oregon_Constitution|Oregon Constitution]]'''<br>[[Speedy_Trial|Speedy Trial]], [[Right_to_Counsel|Right to Counsel]], [[Confrontation/Cross_Examination|Confrontation]], [[Oregon_Constitution#Section_12:_Double_jeopardy.3B_compulsory_self-incrimination|Double Jeopardy]], [[Oregon_Constitution#Section_20:_Privileges_and_Immunities_of_Citizens|Equal Privileges]], [[Ex_Post_Facto|Ex Post Facto]], [[Oregon_Constitution#Section_11:_Rights_of_Accused_in_Criminal_Prosecution|Venue]]
 
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These facts were sufficient to establish that defendant was predisposed to possess large amounts of a controlled substance.
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<h4>For Federal Treatment Center Confidentiality Laws, “Facility” Means Individual Location Not Agency</h4>'''''Hindering Prosecution'''''
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Defendants who worked at a drug treatment facility were convicted of hindering prosecution for not providing information about an individual enrolled in the facility to the police. Defendants argued that a federal confidentiality regulation, preventing the disclosure of information about individuals enrolled in alcohol and drug abuse treatment facilities, provided a complete defense. The trial court held that the federal regulations did not apply because, although the facility was a treatment center, the larger agency provided more than alcohol and drug abuse treatment.  In reversing the defendants’ convictions, the court holds that the federal regulation was concerned with the need to protect the privacy of people enrolled in individual facilities. Oregon v. Toland.
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DHS appealed the juvenile court’s denial of its motion to unseal mother’s DHS records from when she was a child in DHS custody.  The court finds that a motion to unseal was inappropriate where the trial court’s ruling was that evidence should be excluded based on privilege.  DHS v MR.
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<h4>Reversed Termination of Parental Rights Does Not Change Permanency Plan</h4>'''''Permanency Plan'''''
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Where the trial court reverses a termination of parental rights, the reversal does not also change the permanency from adoption to reunification as well.  Under ORS 419B.476(2)(b), DHS made reasonable efforts to place the child in a timely manner in accordance with the “adoption” plan and therefore it was not an abuse of discretion for the court to conclude an alternative placement under ORS 419B.476 was not in the child’s best interest. The court thus concluded APPLA was the best plan for the child. D.H.S. v. T.C.A.
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Oregon Supreme Court, March 26th, 2026

by: Rankin Johnson

SEARCH AND SEIZURE - Right to privacy

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Oregon Court of Appeals, March 25th, 2026

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PRESERVATION - Specificity

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Oregon Court of Appeals, March 18th, 2026

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FAPA, STALKING, AND RESTRAINING ORDERS - Standard for issuance

SENTENCING - Mental illness and proportionality

JURY SELECTION - Statements by jurors

STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION - Mace definition

DISCOVERY - Sanctions

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Oregon Supreme Court, March 12th, 2026

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DEFENDANT'S STATEMENTS - Voluntariness

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Oregon Court of Appeals, March 11th, 2026

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ACCUSATORY INSTRUMENTS - Amendments

JUDGMENTS - Satisfaction

DEFENDANT'S STATEMENTS - Public-safety exception

DEFENDANT'S STATEMENTS - Invocation of right to remain silent

SEX CRIMES - Sufficiency

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Oregon Court of Appeals, February 25th, 2026

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PROBATION AND OTHER SUPERVISION - Violations

PROBATION AND OTHER SUPERVISION - Revocation proceedings

FINES, FEES, AND COSTS - Procedural requirements

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Oregon Court of Appeals, February 19th, 2026

by: Rankin Johnson

EVIDENCE - Impeachment

EXPUNCTION -

FINES, FEES, AND COSTS - Procedural requirements

CLOSING ARGUMENT - Improper argument by prosecutor

SENTENCING - Resentencing

SEARCH AND SEIZURE - Automobile passengers

RIGHT TO COUNSEL - Evidence of invocation

SEARCH AND SEIZURE - Exigent circumstances

SEARCH AND SEIZURE - Conduct constituting a search

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Oregon Court of Appeals, February 11th, 2026

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SEARCH AND SEIZURE - Search warrants

RESTITUTION - Reasonableness

SEARCH AND SEIZURE - Remedy for tainted warrant application

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Oregon Supreme Court, February 5th, 2026

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JUDGMENTS - Motions to correct

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Oregon Supreme Court, February 4th, 2026

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RIGHT TO COUNSEL - Remedy for lack of appointed counsel

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Oregon Court of Appeals, February 4th, 2026

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FAPA, STALKING, AND RESTRAINING ORDERS - Willfulness

SEARCH AND SEIZURE - Probable cause

THEFT - Sufficiency

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Oregon Court of Appeals, January 28th, 2026

by: Rankin Johnson

JURY INSTRUCTIONS - UCrJI 1005

JURY UNANIMITY - Prejudice

SUFFICIENCY OF EVIDENCE - Menacing

JURY INSTRUCTIONS - Right to special instructions

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Oregon Court of Appeals, January 22nd, 2026

by: Rankin Johnson

SEARCH AND SEIZURE - Probable cause

EVIDENCE - Expert testimony

EVIDENCE - Hearsay

JUVENILE LAW - Remand and jurisdiction

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Oregon Court of Appeals, January 14th, 2026

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DEFENSES - Self-defense

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Oregon Supreme Court, January 13th, 2026

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HABEAS CORPUS - Sentence calculation

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Oregon Court of Appeals, January 7th, 2026

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MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCES - Jury findings

APPELLATE PROCEDURE - Preservation

SPOLIATION - Burden of proof

DUII - Diversion

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Oregon Court of Appeals, December 31st, 2025

by: Rankin Johnson

JUDICIAL BIAS - Recusal

DUII - Field Sobriety Tests

EVIDENCE - Authentication

JUDICIAL BIAS - Motions to disqualify

DEFENDANT'S STATEMENTS - Waiver

SEARCH AND SEIZURE - Officer safety

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Oregon Supreme Court, December 30th, 2025

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ROBBERY - Physical force

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Oregon Supreme Court, December 24th, 2025

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SENTENCING - Post-sentencing corrections

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Oregon Court of Appeals, December 17th, 2025

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SEX CRIMES - Forcible compulsion

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Oregon Court of Appeals, December 10th, 2025

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TRIAL PROCEEDINGS - Written findings

PROBATION - Terms

ACCUSATORY INSTRUMENTS - Demurrers

DUII - Diversion

SEX CRIMES - Sufficiency

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Oregon Court of Appeals, December 3rd, 2025

by: Rankin Johnson

MENS REA - Mental states and specific elements

MENS REA - Mental states and specific elements

RIGHT TO JURY TRIAL - Probation violations

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Oregon Court of Appeals, November 26th, 2025

by: Rankin Johnson

RIGHT TO COUNSEL - Substitute counsel

SENTENCING - Proportionality

EVIDENCE - Relevance

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Oregon Court of Appeals, November 25th, 2025

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EVIDENCE - Vouching

MENS REA - Mental states and specific elements

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Oregon Supreme Court, November 25th, 2025

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EVIDENCE - Best Evidence rule

SEARCH AND SEIZURE - Inventory

PROBATION CONDITIONS - Weapons

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Oregon Court of Appeals, November 19th, 2025

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SENTENCING - Community service

VENUE -

DEFENSES - Choice of evils

SENTENCING - Probation violations

SEARCH AND SEIZURE - Inevitable discovery

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Oregon Court of Appeals, November 13th, 2025

by: Rankin Johnson

SEARCH AND SEIZURE - Burden of proof

APPEAL AND REVIEW - Limits on appellate jurisdiction

RESTITUTION - Statutes

RIGHT TO CONFRONTATION - Joint trials

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Oregon Court of Appeals, October 29th, 2025

by: Rankin Johnson

EVIDENCE - Other bad acts

TRAFFIC OFFENSES - Failure to maintain a lane

SEARCH AND SEIZURE - Emergency aid exception

SEARCH AND SEIZURE - Failure to maintain a lane

APPEAL AND REVIEW - Mootness

UNLAWFUL USE OF A VEHICLE - Sufficiency

DEFENSES - Self-defense

COMPUTER CRIME - 'Website' meaning

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Oregon Supreme Court, October 23rd, 2025

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GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS - Defendant's testimony

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Oregon Court of Appeals, October 22nd, 2025

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FAPA, STALKING, AND RESTRAINING ORDERS - Prohibited conduct

SEARCH AND SEIZURE - Abandonment

PROBATION CONDITIONS - Construction

HUNTING, FISHING, AND WILDLIFE OFFENSES - Merger

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Oregon Court of Appeals, October 15th, 2025

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CLOSING ARGUMENT - Improper argument by prosecutor

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Oregon Court of Appeals, October 8th, 2025

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EVIDENCE - Hearsay

SEARCH AND SEIZURE - Exigent circumstances

WITNESSES - Live testimony

SEARCH AND SEIZURE - Inevitable discovery

SENTENCING - Attempts

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