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Oregon Court of Appeals, October 14th, 2026by: Rankin Johnson POST-CONVICTION - Remedy MENTAL HEALTH DEFENSES - Unanimity SENTENCING - Restitution DRIVING PRIVILEGES - Suspension and revocation SEARCH AND SEIZURE - Emergency aid doctrine DOUBLE JEOPARDY - Retrial after appeal SEARCH AND SEIZURE - Scope of consent DEFENDANT'S STATEMENTS - Compelling circumstances DEFENDANT'S STATEMENTS - Invocation and waiver Oregon Court of Appeals, October 7th, 2026by: Rankin Johnson PHYSICAL INJURY - Serious physical injury INADEQUATE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL - Harmlessness JUDGMENTS - Post-conviction judgments MERGER - Sufficient pause Oregon Supreme Court, October 1st, 2026by: Rankin Johnson SEARCH AND SEIZURE - Reasonable suspicion SHACKLING - Prejudice WITNESSES - Impeachment Oregon Court of Appeals, September 23rd, 2026by: Rankin Johnson MENS REA - Mental states and specific elements SEARCH AND SEIZURE - Probable cause JURY INSTRUCTIONS - Oral or written instructions EVIDENCE - Reviewability POSSESSION - Constructive possession SEARCH AND SEIZURE - Exigent circumstances HEARSAY AND CONFRONTATION - Unavailability Oregon Court of Appeals, September 9th, 2026by: Rankin Johnson FAILURE TO PERFORM THE DUTIES OF A DRIVER - Sufficiency DISCOVERY - Violations Oregon Court of Appeals, September 2nd, 2026by: Rankin Johnson SENTENCING - Consecutive sentences RIGHT TO COUNSEL - Appointment of counsel SENTENCING - Program eligibility CLOSING ARGUMENT - Improper argument by prosecutor Oregon Court of Appeals, August 26th, 2026by: Rankin Johnson JURISDICTION - Sufficiency APPEAL AND REVIEW - Preservation EVIDENCE - Business records EVIDENCE - Offer of proof DEFENDANT'S STATEMENTS - Compelling circumstances FIREARMS - Forfeiture Oregon Court of Appeals, August 19th, 2026by: Rankin Johnson SEX CRIMES - Jury instructions STALKING AND PROTECTIVE ORDERS - Imminent threats SEX CRIMES - Forcible compulsion SEX CRIMES - Forcible compulsion HUNTING AND FISHING OFFENSES - Mental states CLOSING ARGUMENT - Burden-shifting Oregon Court of Appeals, August 12th, 2026by: Rankin Johnson DEFENDANT'S STATEMENTS - Miranda warnings SENTENCING - Restitution SPEEDY TRIAL - Good cause SEARCH AND SEIZURE - Reasonable suspicion Oregon Court of Appeals, August 5th, 2026by: Rankin Johnson JOINDER, SEVERANCE, AND ELECTION - Issue preclusion DEFENDANT'S STATEMENTS - Voluntariness DEFENDANTS STATEMENTS - Waiver Oregon Supreme Court, July 30th, 2026by: Rankin Johnson RIGHT TO FAIR TRIAL - Improper argument by prosecutor Oregon Court of Appeals, July 29th, 2026by: Rankin Johnson POSSESSION - Constructive possession MENS REA - Mental states and specific elements STRANGULATION - Sufficiency SEARCH AND SEIZURE - Conduct constituting a stop EVIDENCE - 403 balancing DEFENDANT'S STATEMENTS - Miranda warnings SEARCH AND SEIZURE - Privacy in computer data CLOSING ARGUMENT - Improper argument by prosecutor SEARCH AND SEIZURE - Officer safety Oregon Court of Appeals, July 22nd, 2026by: Rankin Johnson RIGHT TO COUNSEL - Right to substitute counsel CIVIL COMPROMISE - Compromisable offenses DOUBLE JEOPARDY - Mandatory joinder PLEA AGREEMENTS - Reviewability Oregon Supreme Court, July 16th, 2026by: Rankin Johnson CRIMINAL MISTREATMENT - Sufficiency CHARGING DOCUMENTS - Substantive or formal defects Oregon Court of Appeals, July 15th, 2026by: Rankin Johnson EVIDENCE - Harmlessness PROBATION VIOLATIONS - Sufficiency SEARCH AND SEIZURE - Reasonable suspicion Oregon Court of Appeals, July 1st, 2026by: Rankin Johnson INITIATING A FALSE REPORT - Elements JOINDER, SEVERANCE, AND ELECTION - Discretion to order election JURY INSTRUCTIONS - Preliminary and final instructions SEARCH AND SEIZURE - Reasonable suspicion Oregon Court of Appeals, June 24th, 2026by: Rankin Johnson SEARCH AND SEIZURE - Probable cause RESTITUTION - Collateral source rule Oregon Court of Appeals, June 17th, 2026by: Rankin Johnson WITNESSES - Pressure to testify SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION - Voluntariness MENS REA - Sufficiency DEFENDANT'S STATEMENTS - Invocation of right to remain silent HEARSAY AND CONFRONTATION - Unavailability due to misconduct DEFENDANT'S STATEMENTS - Compelling circumstances JURY UNANIMITY - Proof SEARCH AND SEIZURE - Consent by non-English speaker SEARCH AND SEIZURE - Staleness Oregon Court of Appeals, June 10th, 2026by: Rankin Johnson SHACKLING - Civil committment HEARSAY AND CONFRONTATION - Testimonial statements DISCOVERY - Sanctions INEFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL - Competency SEARCH AND SEIZURE - Privacy interest PLEA AGREEMENTS - Reviewability INEFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL - MJOA POST-CONVICTION RELIEF - Valid claims FIREARMS - Mental illness Oregon Supreme Court, June 4th, 2026by: Rankin Johnson EVIDENCE - Other bad acts WITNESSES - Competency Oregon Court of Appeals, June 3rd, 2026by: Rankin Johnson DISORDERLY CONDUCT - Sufficiency SENTENCING - Factfinding JURY INSTRUCTIONS - Timing DRIVING PRIVILEGES - Mootness _________________________ |
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