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Public law librarians hear this question a lot.  In a perfect world, you would have an attorney who will answer the question to your satisfaction, but we don’t live in a perfect world.  (People need to ask their doctors questions too, but that doesn’t happen either – just ask medical librarians.)
The “What Happens Next?” question is a tough one, first because procedures can very from county to county, and second, because each person and each person’s charged offense is different.
Also, the questions vary greatly: sometimes the question is “what happens next?” and sometimes the question is “how could they charge me at all?” and sometimes the question is “wasn’t it an illegal stop (or search or whatever)?”
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A recent Oregonian news story: “Aloha man admits to attacking his neighbor for trimming shade trees,” by Roger Gregory, December 13, 2011.  The sentence?

“…Sentence: Bosket was sentenced to six months in jail, followed by five years of formal probation. Bosket was ordered to pay $3,579 in fines and fees and $1,366.19 in restitution. Bosket received the court’s anger/mental health package as part of his probation, according to Nadya Martin, deputy district attorney for Washington County. Bosket is to have no contact with the victim and is not to live at the Aloha address, Martin said.” [Link to full article.]

We’re not all lucky enough to have awesome neighbors.  Librarians, public and law, are asked legal questions all the time that fall under the Neighbor Law classification.

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An Oregon nonprofit, Economic Fairness Oregon, was one of five finalists for Consumer’s Union first Excellence in Advocacy Award, as reported in the January 2012 Consumer Reports and on the Excellent in Advocacy Award website.
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When and how should a judge intervene when parties represent themselves in court?
Richard Zorza has published an article on the subject in the ABA Judges Journal, which you can link to from Zorza’s Access to Justice blog post:
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“A federal jury has ruled an “investigative blogger” defamed a central Oregon attorney in a case that raises questions about press protections and the nature of the press itself in the Internet age.
The jury found that Crystal Cox, a real estate agent and blogger from Eureka, Mont., defamed Kevin Padrick when she accused him of tax fraud, bribery and other crimes….” [Link to full Oregonian article.]
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We need to update our “How to Find Oregon Appellate Court Briefs” guide.  You can find the “latest” version in our document list (under B for Briefs).
(We’re also updating our NOT Online list so feel free to check that out. (That one is under N for NOT in that same documents list.))
Let us know if you find any errors or omissions – thank you!
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If you are searching for the jury verdict in a single case and want to know more than “who won?“:
1) You’ll need to see the case file, which is sometimes available via OJIN or you will need to visit the courthouse where the trial took place, or both if the case file is not on OJIN or is too old to still be at the courthouse.
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