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Oregon Supreme Court - March 1, 2018
by: Rankin Johnson • March 16, 2018 • no comments
Evidence
Appeals
Evidence - other-bad-acts Appeals - mootness appeals - cross-appeals and cross-assignments of error
→ read the full summaries...Oregon Appellate Court--February 28, 2018
by: Rankin Johnson • March 5, 2018 • no comments
SENTENCING
TRIAL PROCEDURE EVIDENCE CRIMES TRIAL PROCEDURE SENTENCING
- SENTENCING - Compensatory fines
- TRIAL PROCEDURE -- Good cause
- EVIDENCE -- Other bad acts
- CRIMES--Burglary
- TRIAL PROCEDURE -- Demurrers
- SENTENCING -- Review of prison rules
- SENTENCING -- Forfeiture of firearms
- EVIDENCE -- Vouching
Oregon Appellate Court--February 22, 2018
by: Rankin Johnson • February 27, 2018 • no comments
SEARCH AND SEIZURE
EVIDENCE CONTEMPT EVIDENCE CRIMES SEARCH AND SEIZURE SENTENCING TRIAL PROCEDURE CRIMES CRIMES
- SEARCH AND SEIZURE - Reasonable suspicion
- EVIDENCE -- OEC 403 balancing
- CONTEMPT -- Remedial contempt
- CRIMES--DUII
- CRIMES--Felon in possession of a firearm
- EVIDENCE -- Inferences
- SEARCH AND SEIZURE -- Consent searches
- SENTENCING -- Statutory maximum term
- TRIAL PROCEDURE -- Motions for new trials
- SENTENCING -- No-contact provisions
Oregon Appellate Court--February 14, 2018
by: Rankin Johnson • February 23, 2018 • no comments
SELF-INCRIMINATION
DEFENSES EVIDENCE SELF-INCRIMINATION EVIDENCE SENTENCING
- SELF-INCRIMINATION - Compelling circumstances
- DEFENSES -- Events triggering statute of limitations'
- EVIDENCE -- Conduct of victim bearing on negligence
- EVIDENCE -- Other-bad-acts
- SELF-INCRIMINATION -- Questioning following invocation
- EVIDENCE -- Reputation evidence of truthfulness
- EVIDENCE -- Evidence of bias
- SENTENCING -- Dispositional departures
- SENTENCING -- Consecutive sentences
Oregon Appellate Court--February 7, 2018
by: Rankin Johnson • February 15, 2018 • no comments
PCR
MENTAL STATES DEFENSES APPEALS JUVENILE LAW STALKING/VROs PCR TRIAL PROCEDURE
- PCR - Ineffective assistance -- Objection to vouching evidence
- MENTAL STATES -- Mental disease or defect - Drug-induced psychosis'
- DEFENSES - Self-defense - relevance of other-bad-acts
- APPEALS - Preservation of error
- JUVENILE LAW -- Reasonable efforts to contact parent
- APPEALS - Plain and invited error
- DEFENSES - Self-defense - relevance of victim's state of mind
- STALKING/VROs—Acts constituting violation
- TRIAL PROCEDURE - Presence of the defendant
Oregon Supreme Court - February 8, 2018
by: Rankin Johnson • February 12, 2018 • no comments
Oregon Appellate Court--January 31, 2018
by: Rankin Johnson • February 2, 2018 • no comments
CIVIL COMMITMENT
- CIVIL COMMITMENT—Mootness
- CIVIL COMMITMENT—Plain error
SELF-INCRIMINATION
- SELF-INCRIMINATION-Interrogation
PCR/HABEAS CORPUS CIVIL COMMITMENT
- CIVIL COMMITMENT—Sufficiency
Oregon Appellate Court--January 24, 2018
by: Rankin Johnson • January 26, 2018 • no comments
JUVENILE LAW
- JUVENILE LAW—Findings
- JUVENILE LAW—Plain error
PCR/HABEAS CORPUS
- PCR—Church hearings
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
- CRIMINAL PROCEDURE—Findings
Oregon Appellate Court--January 17, 2018
by: Msofia@ocdla.org • January 22, 2018 • no comments
EVIDENCE
- Evidence—OEC 403—Racial slur
PCR/HABEAS CORPUS
- PCR—Reversed and Remand for Further Proceedings—Scope of remand
- PCR—Dismissal of Petition—Basis for dismissal
Oregon Appellate Court - Jan 10, 2018
by: Msofia@ocdla.org • January 19, 2018 • no comments
SEARCH & SEIZURE
- Motion to Suppress— Search Warrants - Overbroad Portion of Warrant Can Be Excised
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
- Criminal Procedure--Right to Self-Representation
SENTENCING
- Sentencing—Attorney Fees
Oregon Appellate Court – January 3, 2018
by: Msofia@ocdla.org • January 9, 2018 • no comments
CIVIL COMMITMENT
- Civil Commitment—Sufficiency of Evidence—Unable to Meet Basic Needs/Danger to Others
- Civil Commitment—Advice of Rights—Plain Error
CRIMES
- Crimes—Endangering Welfare of Minor—Plain Error MJOA
EVIDENCE
- Evidence—OEC 510—Privilege for Identity of a Confidential Informant
SEARCH & SEIZURE
- Motion to Suppress—Warrantless Seizure—Extension of Traffic Stop
SENTENCING
- Sentencing—$255 DUII Conviction Fee
Oregon Appellate Court – December 28, 2017
by: Msofia@ocdla.org • January 2, 2018 • no comments
APPEALS
- Appeals—Alternative Basis for Affirmance
CRIMES
- Crimes—Third-degree assault of an emergency medical services provider—MJOA
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
- Criminal Procedure—Variance between pleading and proof
CUSTODIAL INTERROGATION/MIRANDA
- Custodial Interrogation—Right to Counsel—Invocation & Waiver
EVIDENCE
- Evidence—Mental Disease or Defect Notice Requirement—Lay Witnesses
- Evidence—OEC 403—Record of Balancing
JUVENILE DEPENDENCY/JUVENILE DELINQUENCY
- Juvenile Delinquency—Juvenile Court’s Authority to Modify Disposition
- Juvenile Dependency—Rational Relationship To Basis for Jurisdiction
PCR/HABEAS CORPUS
- PCR—Meritless Petition—Appeal
SEARCH & SEIZURE
- Motion to Suppress—Warrantless Search—Automobile Exception
SENTENCING
- Sentencing—Restitution—Loss of Use versus Conversion Damages
Oregon Appellate Court – December 20, 2017
by: Msofia@ocdla.org • December 27, 2017 • no comments
APPEALS
- Appellate Review—Jury Instructions
CIVIL COMMITMENT
- Civil Commitment—Advice of Outcomes—Plain Error
DEFENSES
- Defenses—Jury Instructions—Choice of Evils/Duress
EVIDENCE
- Evidence—Vouching—Plain Error
- Evidence—Jury Instructions—Less Satisfactory Evidence
JUVENILE DEPENDENCY/DELIQUENCY
- Juvenile Dependency—Active Efforts Determination—Appeal
SEARCH & SEIZURE
- Motion to Suppress—Warrantless Search—Inventory Exception
- Motion to Suppress—Warrantless Seizure—Traffic Stop Extension
Oregon Supreme Court—December 14, 2017
by: Msofia@ocdla.org • December 20, 2017 • no comments
PCR/HABEAS CORPUS
- PCR—Inadequate Assistance of Counsel—Inadequate Investigation
Oregon Appellate Court – December 13, 2017
by: Msofia@ocdla.org • December 20, 2017 • no comments
CRIMES
- Rape—Jury Instructions—Plain Error
- Violation of a Stalking Protective Order—Sufficiency of Evidence
EVIDENCE
Evidence—Prior Bad Acts—Hostile Motive
SENTENCING
- Sentencing—Restitution—Plain Error
- Sentencing—Stipulated Sentence—Appellate Review
Oregon Appellate Court – December 6, 2017
by: Msofia@ocdla.org • December 11, 2017 • no comments
EVIDENCE
- Expert Witnesses—Comment on Credibility
PCR/Habeas Corpus
- PCR—Inadequate Investigation of Penalty-Phase Mitigation Evidence
- PCR—Trial counsel’s failure to prevent or remedy prosecutor’s impermissible cross-examination prejudiced petitioner
Oregon Supreme Court—November 30, 2017
by: Msofia@ocdla.org • December 6, 2017 • no comments
Oregon Appellate Court – November 29, 2017
by: Msofia@ocdla.org • December 4, 2017 • no comments
APPEALS
- Appeals—Justiciability—Mootness
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
- Criminal Procedure—Setting Aside Record of Arrest—Arrest for Contempt
- Criminal Procedure—Waiver of Appointed Counsel—Intentional waiver
EVIDENCE
- Evidence—Expert Testimony—Qualifications of Expert
JUVENILE DEPENDENCY/JUVENILE DELIQUENCY
- Juvenile Dependency—Motion to Set Aside Guardianship
SEARCH & SEIZURE
- Motion to Suppress—Attenuation—Preservation
SENTENCING
- Sentencing—Probation Revocation—Consecutive Incarceration Sanctions
Oregon Appellate Court – November 22, 2017
by: Msofia@ocdla.org • November 30, 2017 • no comments
DEFENSES
- Defenses—Guilty Except for Insanity Defense—Insufficient Evidence
EVIDENCE
- Evidence—Non-Hearsay—Out-of-court statement identifying defendant as the shooter not statement of identification
JUVENILE DEPENDENCY/JUVENILE DELINQUENCY
- Juvenile Dependency—Juvenile court’s jurisdiction to continue durable guardianship
SEARCH & SEIZURE
- Motion to Suppress—Warrantless Search—Scope of Search Incident to Arrest Exception
SENTENCING
- Sentencing—Resentencing—Increased sentence and scope of remand
- Sentencing—Compensatory Fine—Plain Error
- Sentencing—$2,000 Fine for Third DUII, $255 State Obligation, $60 Mandatory State Amount—Plain Error
Oregon Appellate Court – November 15, 2017
by: Msofia@ocdla.org • November 21, 2017 • no comments
CRIMES
- Failure to Report as a Sex Offender—Classification of juvenile adjudication determines whether failure to report is a felony
- Tampering with Physical Evidence—MJOA—Plain Error
CUSTODIAL INTERROGATION/MIRANDA
- Custodial Interrogation/Miranda—Compelling Circumstances
EVIDENCE
- Evidence—ORS 136.444—Corroboration of Accomplice Testimony
- Evidence—Prior Bad Acts Evidence—Harmless Error
- Evidence—Vouching—Plain Error
JUVENILE DEPENDENCY/DELIQUENCY
- Juvenile Delinquency—Sentencing—Conditions of Probation
SEARCH & SEIZURE
- Motion to Suppress—Warrantless Searches—Record insufficient to establish that blood alcohol dissipation constituted an exigent circumstance
PCR/HABEAS CORPUS
- PCR—PCR judgment—Remanded for PCR court to fashion relief that will cure petitioner’s actual prejudice