Criminal Defense News of the Week
by: Sduclos • November 20, 2012 • no comments
Oregon Supreme Court Candidates on Think Out Loud
"The two candidates for a seat on Oregon's Supreme Court sparred over their experience and endorsements Friday.
Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge Richard Baldwin and Portland attorney Nena Cook faced off on OPB's Think Out Loud.
Baldwin emphasized his experience as both a judge and private practice attorney.
"I went to law school to become a civil rights lawyer. I started Multnomah's County's first Mental health court three years ago, presided over drug courts as well. So I've been in the trenches now for a total of 35 years," Baldwin said.
Baldwin's campaign website says he has the endorsement of a dozen current and former appeals and supreme court justices.
Nena Cook is younger, and while she has not been hired as a judge, for the last five year's she's volunteered as a pro tem judge in Multnomah County.
...Cook's website says she has endorsements from 27 district attorneys from counties across the state."
- "Supreme Court Candidates Tout Experience," Think Out Loud, OPB, Oct 19, 2012.
Oregon Supreme Court to Hear Gary Haugen Case in March
"The Oregon Supreme Court has agreed to hear Gov. John Kitzhaber's appeal of Gary Haugen's refusal to accept a reprieve of a death sentence.
Oral arguments are scheduled at 10:30 a.m. March 14 at the University of Oregon law school. . .
The justices will hear arguments on a single point: Whether someone such as Haugen must accept a reprieve offered by the governor under the Oregon Constitution for it to be effective."
- "Oregon Supreme Court to Hear Haugen Case" by Peter Wong, Statesmen Journal, Oct 22, 2012.
Court Denies Detainees' Right to Habeas for Afghanistan Detainees
"WASHINGTON - A judge on Friday rejected a request for hearings from three men imprisoned by the United States military for nearly a decade in without trials. The judge ruled that new information was not sufficient to undermine a previous appeals court ruling against them.
The ruling by Judge John D. Bates was a victory for the Obama administration and a blow to efforts to extend to detainees at the Parwan detention complex at Air Base, north of Kabul, the same rights that the Supreme Court has granted to similar prisoners at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.
The men are two Yemenis and a Tunisian who say they were captured outside Afghanistan and are being held by mistake. They want a judge to review the evidence and order their release."
"Judge Denies Hearing Request From 3 Afghanistan Detainees," by Charlie Savage, NYT, Oct 19, 2012.
