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You, yes YOU can Edit This Website The OCDLA Library of Defense is a digital manual for criminal defense built by the collective contributions of OCDLA members. Ultimately, it will contain every law, every case, every expert, every resource and every good idea an Oregon defense attorney might need. But only if you help us out. If you visit a page on this website that is missing a case or has a typo, please edit the page. You can even reorganize or rewrite the page if you're feeling ambitious. If you have any questions or suggestions, please email Alex Bassos at abassos@gmail.com Recent Blog Posts News of the Week | Stacy DuClos Arguing Improper Joinder | Ryan Scott The 9th Circuit Thinks the DA Should Just Give You the File Already | Rankin Johnson IV This Week's Cases Error creating thumbnail: File seems to be missing: /var/www/html/images/5/56/Banksy-graffiti-street-art-maidinlondon.jpg Mens Rea Jury Instruction Must be Statute Specific The state must prove mens rea with regard to the specific elements of the substantive criminal statute. Here, defendant was charged with second-degree criminal mischief requiring “damages.” Damages are a result not a circumstance Thus, a jury instruction defining reckless as awareness and conscious disregard of “a risk that a result will occur or that a circumstance exists” was reversible error. State v. Davis, __ Or App __ (2012). Officer’s Decision to Impound Vehicle, And Thus Conduct Inventory, May Be Discretionary An officer’s decision to impound a vehicle may involve the exercise of discretion, even though that discretion will determine whether an inventory of the vehicle occurs. The Portland Police Bureau towing policy mandates towing and inventorying a vehicle when citing a driver for driving uninsured, but not when citing for failure to carry proof of insurance. An officer may constitutionally choose which citation to issue. State v. Penney, __ Or App __ (2012). First Degree Criminal Misconduct Not Applicable to Affirmative Conduct "Withholding necessary and adequate…physical care" under ORS 163.205(1)(a) does not apply to affirmative conduct or a failure to stop engaging in that affirmative conduct. Here, defendant’s act of placing her hand over the victim's mouth leading to victim’s death did not constitute first-degree criminal mistreatment. State v. Kaylor, ­__Or App__ (2012). Theft by Receiving – Defendant “Knows” Property Was Subject of Theft Where He Knew the Victim Disputed His Right to Possess the Items “[I]n order to be found guilty of theft by receiving, defendant must have known or believed that the articles of personal property at issue were the subject of theft.” Here, the victim was in the hospital and asked defendant to sell his property and give the money to victim’s wife. Instead, the defendant retained the property to settle a debt that the defendant felt victim owed to him. A year later, the victim tried to recoup the property, and the police contacted defendant. The court holds that a rational trier of fact could have found that the defendant knew the property he retained was the subject of theft. State v. Smith, __ Or App __ (Oct 2012). Relevancy of “Delayed Reporting” Testimony in Sexual Abuse Cases Expert testimony regarding “delayed reporting” in a child sexual abuse case may be relevant even when defendant does not intend to impeach the complainant’s credibility based on that delay. Here, testimony on delayed reporting was relevant to explain the five-year reporting delay and to counter any inference that the delay was indicative of fabrication. State v. White, __ Or App __ (2012).