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Criminal Background Checks on Employees and Volunteers
…(link to full article) CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS A thorough, or even a moderately thorough, background check is not quick, easy, cheap, or routine. Ask anyone who does this professionally. It…
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I’ve been charged with a crime in Oregon: What Happens Next?
…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…
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Vanornum II: Are Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure Statutes or Rules?
…in the outcome of this case and could well make a difference in future cases. That issue concerns the nature of the Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure — specifically, whether…
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Justice Bedsworth Tackles Time, Tontines, and Tootsie Landsill
Spare a moment for Justice Bedsworth’s “A Criminal Waste of Space” column in the Orange County Bar Association’s monthly OCLawyer. It will be worth it:…
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Criminal Justice in Oregon: Enhanced Probation Probation
…thought, ‘This is crazy. This is not any way to change behavior,’” Alm said, testifying recently before a joint session of the Oregon House and Senate Judiciary committees….…Oregon’s Criminal Justice…
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“Sleep driving” as a DUII Defense
…trial court erred in not allowing the defendant to introduce evidence that he was “sleep driving.” The Supreme Court ruled that the statute on requirements for criminal liability (ORS 191.095(1))…
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Is a “Violation” a “Lesser Included Offense” in Oregon?
…criminal defendant’s claim that the so-called lesser-included offense statute, ORS 136.465, allows juries to consider violations that are necessarily included in the crime with which a criminal defendant is charged….
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Special State Criminal Courts for Veterans
…(thank you NLJ!): Courts for veterans spreading across U.S.: Wave of vets in courts trips alarm,” by Lynne Marek, December 22, 2008: Excerpt: “State criminal courts devoted to U.S. war…
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Oregon Veterans and the Criminal Justice System
Oregon Department of Veteran’s Affairs: Criminal Justice Portal: “The Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs is pleased to share this resource page intended for use by the criminal justice system….