If you have been convicted of a crime in Oregon, your punishment and the sentence you are required to serve will vary drastically depending on the nature of your offense and the conditions surrounding it. Once you have paid your dues, you face an uncertain future as...
Month: September 2018
Field sobriety testing in Oregon
Many of those that come to us here at the office of following a DUI arrest in Portland say that they were surprised how their encounters with law enforcement played out. You might assume that a DUI stop consists of a simple breath test...
Can I receive an expungement in Oregon?
A criminal conviction weighs heavy on everyone, especially on young adults with a long future ahead of them. With that in mind, most adults are afraid of the possible damage a criminal history will have on their education, career or even housing.Luckily, you can set...
There is hope for those who are wrongfully convicted
Wrongly accused defendants in Oregon have options to overturn their indictment, with the potential for a complete reversal. The investigation into inconsistencies in a case may lead to a dismissal of all charges.Key discrepancies in a recent case enabled the...
The results of taking a field sobriety test and of refusing it
Oregon law enforcement officers cannot just pull drivers over, order them to walk in a straight line, wave a flashlight back in forth in front of their faces, and determine that they are drunk. The Standardized Field Sobriety Tests must be administered in a certain...
Why do judges make mistakes?
Receiving an unfair verdict in an Oregon courtroom may result from a lack of evidence, or from a false witness. However, it is possible that the judge in your case made a mistake. How does this happen?According to The National Judicial College, there are certain...
Innocent inmates face challenges when adapting to freedom
David Robinson spent almost two decades in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. David was on track to spend a lifelong sentence in prison as an innocent man. Readers of our blog will know that he was released after a Missouri judge decided that the evidence...