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Oregon Supreme Court, December 9, 2021
by: Rankin Johnson • December 10, 2021 • no comments
SEARCH AND SEIZURE - Coercive questioning
→ read the full summaries...Oregon Appellate Court, December 1, 2021
by: Rankin Johnson • December 2, 2021 • no comments
SENTENCING - Sanction units INEFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL - Defendant's competency RIGHT TO JURY TRIAL - Waiver INEFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL - Filing notice of appeal RESTITUTION - Good cause to extend deadline MENTAL HEALTH DEFENSES - Extreme emotional disturbance
→ read the full summaries...Oregon Supreme Court, December 2, 2021
by: Rankin Johnson • December 2, 2021 • no comments
HEARSAY AND CONFRONTATION - Proof of unavailability
→ read the full summaries...Oregon Appellate Court, November 24, 2021
by: Rankin Johnson • November 27, 2021 • no comments
SENTENCING - Restitution SEARCH AND SEIZURE - Voluntariness ASSAULT - Substantial pain SEARCH AND SEIZURE - Stop and arrest
→ read the full summaries...Oregon Supreme Court, November 24, 2021
by: Rankin Johnson • November 27, 2021 • no comments
JOINDER, SEVERANCE, AND ELECTION - Timing of election
→ read the full summaries...Oregon Appellate Court, November 17, 2021
by: Rankin Johnson • November 19, 2021 • no comments
TRIAL PROCEDURE - Waiver of preliminary hearing EVIDENCE - Other-bad-acts and plans FINES, FEES, AND COSTS - Statutory maxima EVIDENCE - Consciousness of guilt
→ read the full summaries...Oregon Supreme Court, November 17, 2021
by: Rankin Johnson • November 18, 2021 • no comments
EVIDENCE - Doctrine of chances
→ read the full summaries...Oregon Supreme Court, November 12, 2021
by: Rankin Johnson • November 12, 2021 • no comments
DEATH PENALTY - Retroactivity
→ read the full summaries...Oregon Appellate Court, November 3, 2021
by: Rankin Johnson • November 5, 2021 • no comments
FALSE INFORMATION TO A PEACE OFFICER - Authority to issue citation MERGER - Defense counsel's obligation SEARCH AND SEIZURE - Probable cause
→ read the full summaries...Oregon Supreme Court, November 4, 2021
by: Rankin Johnson • November 5, 2021 • no comments
SEARCH AND SEIZURE - Exploitation
→ read the full summaries...Oregon Appellate Court, October 27, 2021
by: Rankin Johnson • October 29, 2021 • no comments
SENTENCING - Judge and jury findings RIGHT TO COUNSEL - Admissibility of invocation WITNESSES - Evidence of bias or interest BURGLARY - Buildings ANIMAL ABUSE - Sufficiency SENTENCING - Special probation conditions SENTENCING - Enhancement facts
→ read the full summaries...Oregon Appellate Court, October 20, 2021
by: Rankin Johnson • October 21, 2021 • no comments
WITNESSES - False-in-part instruction CHILD NEGLECT - Sufficiency EVIDENCE - Opinion evidence about reacting to accusation SEARCH AND SEIZURE - Arrest pursuant to warrant CONFLICTS OF INTEREST - Judicial conflicts and recusal DELIVERY OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - Attempted delivery
→ read the full summaries...Oregon Appellate Court, October 13, 2021
by: Rankin Johnson • October 15, 2021 • no comments
TRIAL PROCEDURE - Shackles and other restraints DOUBLE JEOPARDY - Jeopardy created by civil proceedings THEFT - Mental state SENTENCING - Life sentences for juveniles SENTENCING - Restitution UNLAWFUL USE OF A VEHICLE - Vehicles PROBATION - Use of hearsay SEARCH AND SEIZURE - Inevitable discovery PLEA AGREEMENTS - Enforceability
→ read the full summaries...Oregon Appellate Court, October 6, 2021
by: Rankin Johnson • October 11, 2021 • no comments
DELIVERY OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - Boyd deliveries EVIDENCE - Facts outside the record SEARCH AND SEIZURE - U-turns DEFENDANT'S STATEMENTS - Threats and voluntariness SENTENCING - Special probation conditions
→ read the full summaries...Oregon Supreme Court, October 7, 2021
by: Rankin Johnson • October 8, 2021 • no comments
SENTENCING - Retroactivity
→ read the full summaries...Oregon Supreme Court, September 30, 2021
by: Rankin Johnson • October 8, 2021 • no comments
SENTENCING - Post-prison supervision
→ read the full summaries...Oregon Appellate Court, September 29, 2021
by: Rankin Johnson • September 30, 2021 • no comments
DELIVERY OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - Boyd deliveries EVIDENCE - Facts outside the record SEARCH AND SEIZURE - U-turns DEFENDANT'S STATEMENTS - Threats and voluntariness SENTENCING - Special probation conditions
→ read the full summaries...Oregon Appellate Court, September 22, 2021
by: Rankin Johnson • September 23, 2021 • no comments
SENTENCING - Special probation conditions EXPUNCTION - Findings of fact JUVENILE DELINQUENCY - Sex-offender reporting POSSESSION - Constructive possession COERCION - Sufficiency SEARCH AND SEIZURE - Scope of traffic stop
→ read the full summaries...Oregon Appellate Court, September 15, 2021
by: Rankin Johnson • September 17, 2021 • no comments
EVIDENCE - Reputation for truthfulness CONTEMPT - Willfulness POST-CONVICTION RELIEF - Statute-of-limitations escape clause JOINDER, SEVERANCE, AND ELECTION - Concurrence instructions JOINDER, SEVERANCE, AND ELECTION - Substantial prejudice TRIAL PROCEDURE - Amended judgments EVIDENCE - Chain of custody TRIAL PROCEDURE - Closing argument
→ read the full summaries...Oregon Appellate Court, September 8, 2021
by: Rankin Johnson • September 10, 2021 • no comments
DEFENDANT'S STATEMENTS - Attachment of right to counsel EXPUNGEMENT - Basis for denial SENTENCING - Consecutive sentences SEARCH AND SEIZURE - Exigency EVIDENCE - Vouching SEARCH AND SEIZURE - Scope of traffic stop DEFENDANT'S STATEMENTS - Statements in connection with disciplinary hearing EVIDENCE - Expert and opinion testimony SENTENCING - Enhanced sex-offender sentences DEFENDANT'S STATEMENTS - Miranda warnings in translation
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