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Wrongful Death Suit Highlights 'Pattern' of Oregon Police Shooting Mentally Ill Homeless People
Article • July 12, 2019
Filed under: Wrongful Death, Mental Health, Police
Wrongful Death Suit Highlights 'Pattern' of Oregon Police Shooting Mentally Ill Homeless People by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson  “Officer Samson Ajir violated police directives, and common sense, by engaging in a dangerous foot chase upon entry upon a scene where Mr. Johnson was in a mental health crisis. Officer …
Oregon Crime Victims and Prosecutors Lose Fight to Bulletproof Draconian Sentencing Law
Article • July 12, 2019
Filed under: Voting, Crime/Demographics, Statistics/Trends, Crime Victims Rights Act
Oregon Crime Victims and Prosecutors Lose Fight to Bulletproof Draconian Sentencing Law by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson The Oregon Supreme Court held that a legislative reduction of voter-approved mandatory sentences for repeat property offenders that was passed by a mere simple majority was not invalid. Since 1902, the Oregon …
Coos County Sheriff's Office Contract Summary With Wellpath, 2019
Publication • June 28, 2019
Filed under: Correct Care Solutions
Coos County Sheriff's Office Contract Summary With Wellpath, 2019 ~ -~c~J;--:;;2~0~19;;;:--_o=-=o:c--=o-=-s 3=--c3=-----------. . 1 COMMISSIONERS' JOURNAL COOS COUNTY, OREGON Coos County Filing Cover Sheet 06/28/2019 4:05:00 PM · TO: · Coos County Clerk's Office FROM: Sheriff's Office Please file the attached ·document in the selected category indicated in the box …
Estate of Dale L. Thomsen v. Naphcare, Inc, OR, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2019
Brief • June 21, 2019
Filed under: Wrongful Death, Medical Neglect/Malpractice
Estate of Dale L. Thomsen v. Naphcare, Inc, OR, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2019 Case 3:19-cv-00969-MO Document 1 Filed 06/21/19 Page 1 of 29 Timothy J. Jones, OSB No. 890654 Email: tim@timjonespc.com Tim Jones PC 707 SW Washington St., Suite 600 Portland OR 97205 Phone: (503) 374-1414 Facsimile: (971) 925-9034 John …
Oregon Supreme Court: State Constitution Requires Warrant to Specify When Internet Searches Occurred
Article • June 17, 2019 • from CLN July, 2019
Filed under: Searches, Computer Searches, Search warrants, Internet
Oregon Supreme Court: State Constitution Requires Warrant to Specify When Internet Searches Occurred by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson The Supreme Court of Oregon ruled that the Oregon Constitution requires that a warrant to seize and search a computer (and other digital devices) identify the information to be searched for, …
Oregon - Rejected Book Report 4-2019
Publication • 2019
Filed under: Banned Book Lists
Oregon - Rejected Book Report 4-2019 Mission: To promote public safety by holding offenders accountable for their actions and reducing the risk of future criminal behavior Oregon Department of Corrections (ODOC) 04/11/2019 18:16 PM Rejected Books Report Title Author ISBN Violation $1 Prototype Greg Nudelman 9781503383708 Material that Threatens 100 …
Oregon - Rejected Magazine Report 4-2019
Publication • 2019
Filed under: Banned Book Lists
Oregon - Rejected Magazine Report 4-2019 Mission: To promote public safety by holding offenders accountable for their actions and reducing the risk of future criminal behavior Oregon Department of Corrections (ODOC) 04/11/2019 18:14 PM Rejected Magazines Report Title Issue Date Violation Rejection Note 18+ 2017013 Sexually Explicit Material Code 1.01, …
Oregon police officer decertifications
Publication • 2019
Filed under: Police Misconduct
Oregon police officer decertifications Oregon discipline LastName Abo Aguilar Alexander Argo Ayers Barnett Beach Beamish Beard Benson Bergquist Bernardi Billups Botaitis Brady Bredfield Burch Burton Campbell Cannon Cardinal Carney Castile Christensen Corkett Courtney Crowder Delamore Doolittle Downing Drummond Dunn Edsall Erskine Escobar FirstName Michael James Kevin Jeffrey Ray Anthony Phillip …
Oregon Supreme Court: State Prohibited From Introducing Breath Test Refusal as Evidence of DUI
Article • May 15, 2019 • from CLN June, 2019
Filed under: DUI
Oregon Supreme Court: State Prohibited From Introducing Breath Test Refusal as Evidence of DUI by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson The Supreme Court of Oregon held that the Oregon Constitution prohibits prosecutors from using a criminal defendant’s refusal to submit to a breath test as evidence against him in a …
Oregon Supreme Court Clarifies PCR ‘Church Motion’ Practice
Article • March 16, 2019 • from CLN April, 2019
Filed under: Post-release, ex-offender, re-entry
Oregon Supreme Court Clarifies PCR ‘Church Motion’ Practice by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson The Supreme Court of Oregon clarified, and dramatically restricted, the so-called “Church motion” practice in post-conviction relief (“PCR”) cases.  PCR is the exclusive collateral remedy for Oregon prisoners to challenge their convictions and sentences. Indigent PCR …
Brown v. Stored Value Cards Inc, Prisoner Debit Cards, Appeal, 2019
Filing • March 8, 2019
Filed under: Money/Property, Seizure of Prisoner Funds, Prisoner Property, Forfeiture
Brown v. Stored Value Cards Inc, Prisoner Debit Cards, Appeal, 2019 (1 of 45) Case: 18-35735, 03/08/2019, ID: 11221605, DktEntry: 44-1, Page 1 of 4 No. 18-35735 In the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ___________________ DANICA LOVE BROWN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STORED VALUE CARDS, INC., D/B/A NUMI …
Oregon Supreme Court: ‘Grooming’ Evidence Requires Scientific Validity Foundation
Article • December 28, 2018 • from CLN January, 2019
Filed under: Expert Witnesses, junk science
Oregon Supreme Court: ‘Grooming’ Evidence Requires Scientific Validity Foundation by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson The Supreme Court of Oregon held that expert testimony about “grooming” children for subsequent sexual abuse is “scientific” evidence that may not be admitted without a foundational showing of scientific validity under Or. Evid. Code …
Oregon Enhanced Drug Penalty ‘For Consideration’ Element Requires Proof of Drug Sale or Agreement to Sell
Article • December 5, 2018 • from CLN December, 2018
Filed under: Criminal Prosecution, War on Drugs, Sentencing
Oregon Enhanced Drug Penalty ‘For Consideration’ Element Requires Proof of Drug Sale or Agreement to Sell by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson The Supreme Court of Oregon held that the “for consideration” element of a “commercial drug offense” requires proof of a completed drug sale or an existing agreement to …
Coos County Sheriff's Office Contract Summary With Correct Care Solutions, LLC- 3rd Amendment, 2016
Publication • December 4, 2018
Filed under: Correct Care Solutions
Coos County Sheriff's Office Contract Summary With Correct Care Solutions, LLC- 3rd Amendment, 2016 r-------------~'\ CJ 2018-000935 COMMISSIONERS' JOURNAL COOS COUNTY, OREGON Coos County Filing Cover Sheet 12/04/2018 11 :05:49 AM TO: Coos County Clerk's Office FROM : Office of Legal Counsel Please file the attached document in the selected …
Non-Unanimous Jury Verdicts Give Prosecutors ‘Awesome Power’ and Have Racist Roots
Article • July 20, 2018 • from CLN August, 2018
Filed under: Racial Discrimination, Juries
Non-Unanimous Jury Verdicts Give Prosecutors ‘Awesome Power’ and Have Racist Roots by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Only Louisiana and Oregon allow non-unanimous jury verdicts to convict. In both states, the law allows just 10 of the 12 jurors to agree a person is guilty. While such laws give prosecutors …
Coos County Sheriff's Office Contract Summary With Correct Care Solutions, LLC, 2018
Publication • June 27, 2018
Filed under: Correct Care Solutions
Coos County Sheriff's Office Contract Summary With Correct Care Solutions, LLC, 2018 CJ 2018-000360 COMMISSIONERS' JOURNAL COOS COUNTY, OREGON Coos County Filing Cover Sheet TO: Coos County Clerk's Office FROM: Office of Legal Counsel 06/27/2018 8:43:18 AM Please file the attached document in the selected category indicated in the box …
Deaf Oregon Man Awarded $157,500 over Police Mistreatment
Article • May 7, 2018
Filed under: Disabled Prisoners, Injury -- Misc., Excessive Force, Police
Deaf Oregon Man Awarded $157,500 over Police Mistreatment by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis      Erik Pierce, a 32-year-old deaf man, was awarded $157,500 in damages from the city of Salem and Marion County, Oregon, over the use of excessive force and violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) …
Oregon Police Illegally Enter, Search, Issue Bogus Citation
Article • March 19, 2018
Filed under: Searches, Attorneys, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights
Oregon Police Illegally Enter, Search, Issue Bogus Citation by Edward Lyon by Edward B. Lyon At 2:30 a.m. on November 26, 2002,  Eugene, Oregon policemen Roger Maganana and Melvin Thompson attempted to enter Phillip Piper's apartment by subterfuge. Not allowed in/ they obtained police sergeant William Harris' permission to enter the residence for a …
Arrested, Held Incommunicado, Oregon Man Sues
Article • March 19, 2018
Filed under: Wrongful Imprisonment, False Arrest, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights
Arrested, Held Incommunicado, Oregon Man Sues by Edward Lyon by Edward B. Lyon John Haga of Florence, Oregon was arrested based on a probable cause statement--not a warrant--on January 14, 2000. The offense was a misdemeanor assault. A complainant and a witness told a state police officer, who otherwise had no personal knowledge of …
$13,500 to Oregon Woman for Wrongful Arrest, Unlawful Search
Article • March 19, 2018
Filed under: 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights
$13,500 to Oregon Woman for Wrongful Arrest, Unlawful Search by Edward Lyon by Edward B. Lyon Eugene, Oregon, police officers entered the home of a local woman without a warrant. Following an illegal search of the residence, they reportedly discovered a small amount of marijuana and placed her under arrest …
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