Portland Criminal Law Blog
Detective admits items seized in search exceeded scope of warrant
Portland residents may expect all police officers to be responsible and adept at enforcing the law. However, this is never a given anywhere in the United States, as evidenced by one wrongful death case being tried in San Diego. The wrongful death action was filed by...
Types of protection orders
Domestic violence continues to be a problem in Oregon and throughout the U.S. While committing acts of domestic violence is against the law, it still occurs. To protect victims of domestic violence, all states have orders of protection available to them. People who...
A change to Oregon law that might open doors for the wrongfully convicted
The United States justice system stands to protect the people, but it is far from perfect. During criminal trials, sometimes the court finds an innocent person guilty. This type of mistake has an unspeakably devastating impact on the people on the receiving end of...
Can a conviction be overturned because of a prosecutor’s conduct?
In the United States, everyone has the right to a fair trial. Yet if you end up convicted of criminal charges, you may feel your trial wasn’t fair. Perhaps, the judge allowed evidence of past crimes as part of the trial and you didn’t like that. Or a neighbor who...
Three Oregonians arrested for alleged drug offenses
According to news reports, three people were arrested in Eugene, Oregon for drug offenses following a lengthy investigation. The trio was taken into custody during the execution of an arrest and search warrant on Nov. 21. Law enforcement authorities executed the...
Oregon Supreme Court ends random police questioning
People stopped by Oregon law enforcement for minor traffic violations like failing to signal may no longer face "random questioning" that's unrelated to why they were originally stopped. The Oregon Supreme Court recently ruled that a police officer can only ask...
Multi-agency operation seized drugs during traffic stop
Officials in Oregon have reported that a police operation in Klamath County on Jan. 25 involving federal, state and local law enforcement agencies led to the discovery and seizure of approximately eight pounds of methamphetamine and the arrests of a 51-year-old man...
How to appeal a conviction
A person who is found guilty in a criminal or liable for damages in a civil case may have the right to appeal a judge or jury's decision. Generally speaking, an individual will have 10 days to appeal a criminal conviction and 30 days to appeal a decision in a civil...
Oregon narcotics sweep leads to 25 arrests
More than two dozen individuals were taken into custody in Oregon on Jan. 15 when law enforcement personnel executed search warrants in Crabtree. Deputies were supported by SWAT teams during the two operations according to media reports. Nine women and 16 men face...
Appeals helpful in overturning convictions
Those convicted of a crime in Oregon may wonder what the next step is in the criminal defense process. Many people choose to appeal the final judgment in a lower court to the next higher court. This first appeal is a right guaranteed in the Constitution, and those who...
