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Oregon Appellate Court, September 10, 2020
by: Rankin Johnson • September 15, 2020 • no comments
POST-CONVICTION RELIEF - Summary-judgment procedure HABEAS CORPUS - Medical care
→ read the full summaries...Oregon Supreme Court, September 3, 2020
by: Rankin Johnson • September 3, 2020 • no comments
WITNESSES - Witness tampering
→ read the full summaries...Oregon Appellate Court, August 19, 2020
by: Rankin Johnson • August 28, 2020 • no comments
SENTENCING - PPS term following murder conviction SEARCH AND SEIZURE - Inventory searches SENTENCING - Life terms for juveniles RIGHT TO COUNSEL - Self-representation SEARCH AND SEIZURE - Time of search-warrant execution CIVIL COMMITMENT - Sufficiency SPEEDY TRIAL - Tolling and failure to appear WAIVERS - Requirements for valid waiver SENTENCING - Restitution RIGHT TO COUNSEL - Attorney advisors
→ read the full summaries...Oregon Supreme Court, August 28, 2020
by: Rankin Johnson • August 28, 2020 • no comments
STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION - Conduct or circumstance elements
→ read the full summaries...Oregon Appellate Court, July 29, 2020
by: Rankin Johnson • August 5, 2020 • no comments
CRIMINAL EPISODES - Double jeopardy RESTRAINING ORDERS - Contacts RECKLESS DRIVING - Sufficiency
→ read the full summaries...Oregon Appellate Court, August 5, 2020
by: Rankin Johnson • August 5, 2020 • no comments
ATTORNEY FEE AWARDS - Ability to pay POST-CONVICTION RELIEF - Ineffective assistance of counsel PHYSICAL INJURY - Substantial pain DISORDERLY CONDUCT - Assembly
→ read the full summaries...Oregon Appellate Court, July 22, 2020
by: Rankin Johnson • July 22, 2020 • no comments
BURGLARY - Trespass element POST-CONVICTION RELIEF - Ineffective assistance of counsel APPEAL AND REVIEW - Preservation EXPUNGEMENT - Eligible offenses EVIDENCE - Other-bad-acts
→ read the full summaries...Oregon Appellate Court, July 15, 2020
by: Rankin Johnson • July 21, 2020 • no comments
BURGLARY - Trespass element POST-CONVICTION RELIEF - Ineffective assistance of counsel APPEAL AND REVIEW - Preservation EXPUNGEMENT - Eligible offenses EVIDENCE - Other-bad-acts
→ read the full summaries...Oregon Appellate Court, July 1, 2020
by: Rankin Johnson • July 6, 2020 • no comments
POST-CONVICTION RELIEF - Ineffective assistance of counsel SEARCH AND SEIZURE - Lost property SEARCH AND SEIZURE - Third-party consent RESTITUTION - Victim's rights CONTEMPT - Willfulness SEARCH AND SEIZURE - Officer safety SEARCH AND SEIZURE - Search incident to arrest DUII - Bicyclists
→ read the full summaries...Oregon Supreme Court, July 2, 2020
by: Rankin Johnson • July 6, 2020 • no comments
JURY INSTRUCTIONS - Witness-false-in-part instruction
→ read the full summaries...Oregon Appellate Court, June 17, 2020
by: Rankin Johnson • June 19, 2020 • no comments
DEFENSES - Lack of notice SEARCH AND SEIZURE - Consent SEARCH AND SEIZURE - Abandonment ENCOURAGING CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE - Elements EVIDENCE - Business records ASSAULT - Serious physical injury SENTENCING - Restitution
→ read the full summaries...Oregon Supreme Court, June 18, 2020
by: Rankin Johnson • June 18, 2020 • no comments
STALKING AND PROTECTIVE ORDERS - Sufficiency
→ read the full summaries...Oregon Appellate Court, May 28, 2020
by: Rankin Johnson • June 3, 2020 • no comments
EVIDENCE - Authentication SENTENCING - Financial obligations EVIDENCE - Opening the door and curative admissibility SENTENCING - Restitution
→ read the full summaries...Oregon Appellate Court, May 20, 2020
by: Rankin Johnson • May 27, 2020 • no comments
SEARCH AND SEIZURE - Consent to search STALKING AND FAPA ORDERS - Sufficiency SEARCH AND SEIZURE - Inventory Searches POST-CONVICTION RELIEF - Ineffective assistance of counsel SEARCH AND SEIZURE - Scope of consent
→ read the full summaries...Oregon Supreme Court, May 7, 2020
by: Rankin Johnson • May 11, 2020 • no comments
CHARGING DOCUMENTS - Joinder
→ read the full summaries...Oregon Appellate Court, May 6 2020
by: Rankin Johnson • May 11, 2020 • no comments
POST-CONVICTION RELIEF - Ineffective assistance of counsel JURY INSTRUCTIONS - Concurrence instructions SENTENCING - Restitution EVIDENCE - Witness credibility CHARGING DOCUMENTS - Traffic citations THEFT - Sufficiency of the evidence TRIAL PROCEDURE - Jury waiver PRE-TRIAL PROCEDURE - Forfeiture of animals TRIAL PROCEDURE - Continuances and scheduling
→ read the full summaries...Oregon Appellate Court, April 22, 2020
by: Rankin Johnson • April 27, 2020 • no comments
POST-CONVICTION RELIEF - Ineffective assistance of counsel SEARCH AND SEIZURE - Lawfulness of seizure
→ read the full summaries...Oregon Appellate Court, April 8, 2020
by: Rankin Johnson • April 10, 2020 • no comments
SENTENCING - Firearm minimum JURY INSTRUCTIONS - Instructions supporting defense theory EVIDENCE - Hearsay and unavailability RIGHT TO COUNSEL - Inquiry following defendant's complaint TRIAL PROCEDURE - Mistrials SEARCH AND SEIZURE - Confidential informants SENTENCING - Departure factors
→ read the full summaries...Oregon Appellate Court, April 1, 2020
by: Rankin Johnson • April 2, 2020 • no comments
JURY INSTRUCTIONS - Confusion of the jury TRIAL PROCEDURE - Jury waiver TRIAL PROCEDURE - Self-defense SEARCH AND SEIZURE - Probable cause POST-CONVICTION RELIEF - Reasonable tactical choices SEARCH AND SEIZURE - Scope of traffic stop STALKING AND PROTECTIVE ORDERS - Sufficiency EVIDENCE - Other-bad-acts HUNTING - Definition of 'hunt' SEARCH AND SEIZURE - Probable cause TRIAL PROCEDURE - Jury verdict POST-CONVICTION RELIEF - Prevailing party fee
→ read the full summaries...Oregon Appellate Court, March 18, 2020
by: Rankin Johnson • March 26, 2020 • no comments
APPELLATE PROCEDURE - Harmlessness UUV - Elements SENTENCING - Merger DISORDERLY CONDUCT - Elements POST-CONVICTION - Immigration consequences SEARCH AND SEIZURE - Probable cause
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