The Crime Report
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
Across Oregon, roughly 1,300 defendants are caught up in a public defender shortage with their cases unable to move forward until they can find representation, reports Zane Sparling for Oregon Live. Complaints of overwork and low pay among public defenders have been allowed to fester for years.
The Crime Report
JANUARY 3, 2023
All non-unanimous convictions, including convictions for violent felonies, that were reached during the 86-year period in Oregon when the state allowed split-jury convictions have been overturned retroactively, invalidating hundreds of felony convictions, Zane Sparling reports for The Oregonian. .
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The Crime Report
MAY 17, 2022
Criminal defendants in Oregon who have gone without legal representation for long periods of time amid a critical shortage of public defense attorneys have filed a lawsuit that alleges the state violated their constitutional right to legal counsel and a speedy trial, reports the Associated Press. The lawsuit specifically names Gov.
The Crime Report
APRIL 4, 2022
Under Ballot Measure 110, possession of controlled substances is now a newly created Class E “violation,” instead of a felony or misdemeanor. Almost half of those who got citations failed to show up in court. It carries a maximum $100 fine, which can be waived if the person calls a hotline for a health assessment.
JURIST
OCTOBER 20, 2023
The case is in the US District Court for the Southern District of California. The California law makes it a felony to manufacture, distribute, import, keep for sale or lend assault weapons. The case will likely be appealed to the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Its definition of assault weapon covers guns like AR-15s.
The Crime Report
JANUARY 24, 2022
According to the reports, which are the result of two years of research, New Mexico is short more than 600 full-time public defenders across adult and juvenile courts, whereas Oregon is short nearly 1,300 public defenders. ” New Mexico and Oregon. . ” New Mexico and Oregon. How do you solve the problem?”.
At the Lectern
JANUARY 13, 2023
Following action by Oregon’s governor to commute all of its state’s death sentences, Bob Egelko in the San Francisco Chronicle and Blake Hounshell in the New York Times examined whether Governor Gavin Newsom might do the same in California. (It Related: Governor Newsom’s death penalty actions shouldn’t affect the Supreme Court.
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