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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
→ read the full summaries...Oregon Appellate Court, March 11, 2020
by: Rankin Johnson • March 21, 2020 • no comments
EVIDENCE - 403 balancing EVIDENCE - Expert witnesses and cross-examination using 'reliable authorities.' PROBATION - Conduct constituting violation SENTENCING - Long sentences for juvenile offenders CONTEMPT - Presence of the court APPELLATE PROCEDURE - Plain error APPELLATE PROCEDURE - Matters that may be challenged on appeal CONTEMPT - Elements of punitive contempt
→ read the full summaries...Oregon Supreme Court, March 5, 2020
by: Rankin Johnson • March 12, 2020 • no comments
SEARCH AND SEIZURE - Inventories
→ read the full summaries...Oregon Appellate Court, February 26, 2020
by: Rankin Johnson • February 28, 2020 • no comments
SEARCH AND SEIZURE - Automobile exception TRIAL PROCEDURE - Mistrials EVIDENCE - Other-bad-acts SUFFICIENCY OF EVIDENCE - Evidence of intent APPELLATE PROCEDURE - Preservation BAIL - Forfeiture TRIAL PROCEDURE - Indictment and preliminary hearing
→ read the full summaries...Oregon Supreme Court, February 21, 2020
by: Rankin Johnson • February 26, 2020 • no comments
RESTITUTION - Findings necessary to restitution award
→ read the full summaries...Oregon Appellate Court, February 20, 2020
by: Rankin Johnson • February 22, 2020 • no comments
INEFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL - Reasonable tactical choices SEARCH AND SEIZURE - Reasonable suspicion
→ read the full summaries...Oregon Appellate Court, February 5, 2020
by: Rankin Johnson • February 11, 2020 • no comments
SELF-INCRIMINATION - Promises of lenience SENTENCING - Probation conditions RESTITUTION - Time limits
→ read the full summaries...Oregon Appellate Court, January 29, 2020
by: Rankin Johnson • February 6, 2020 • no comments
TRIAL PROCEDURE - Preservation and making a record SENTENCING - Comparable convictions EVIDENCE - 403 balancing TRAFFIC OFFENSES - Following too closely SEARCH AND SEIZURE - Automobile exception DEFENSES - Passive resistance CIVIL COMMITMENT - Sufficiency of the evidence TRIAL PROCEDURE - Admission of exhibits SENTENCING - Financial obligations
→ read the full summaries...Oregon Supreme Court, January 16, 2020
by: Rankin Johnson • January 24, 2020 • no comments
RESTITUTION - Findings necessary to restitution award
→ read the full summaries...Oregon Appellate Court, January 15, 2020
by: Rankin Johnson • January 24, 2020 • no comments
TRIAL PROCEDURE - Subpoena enforcement POST-CONVICTION RELIEF - Summary judgment elements POST-CONVICTION RELIEF - Successive petitions SENTENCING - Terms of probation RESTITUTION - Unjust enrichment HABEAS CORPUS - Dismissal on court's own motion
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