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News in Brief
Article • July 1, 2025 • from CLN July, 2025
Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Shootings, Dogs, Police--Excessive Force, Brady Violations, Home Search, Bribery/Extortion/Theft, Brady Rule violations, Perjury/Perjured Testimony
News in Brief by Arkansas: The downward spiral of former Hot Spring County Sheriff Derek “Scott” Finkbeiner, 47, continued with his fourth arrest on May 2, 2025, reported KATV out of Little Rock. The arrest stemmed from Finkbeiner’s attempt to contact a witness, co-­defendant Jordan Hammond, through the Signal app, …
Questionable Retail Theft Panic Fuels More Mass Surveillance and Police Militarization
Article • April 15, 2025 • from CLN May, 2025
Filed under: Police Misconduct, Police State-Surveillance, Electronic Surveillance, Fraud and Theft Loss
Questionable Retail Theft Panic Fuels More Mass Surveillance and Police Militarization by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott The shoplifting crisis dominating recent news may be exaggerated, but it has delivered major wins for police departments nationwide. An investigation by The Appeal on March 27, 2025, reveals that fears …
Oregon Supreme Court Announces 60-Day Limit on Pretrial Custody Applies to Retrials
Article • January 15, 2025 • from CLN January, 2025
Filed under: Bail/Pretrial Release, Periods of Delay
Oregon Supreme Court Announces 60-Day Limit on Pretrial Custody Applies to Retrials by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The Supreme Court of Oregon held that the provision of ORS 136.290 limiting a criminal defendant’s pretrial custody to no more than 60 days also applies to retrials. Anthony Lee Benjamin IV …
News In Brief
Article • December 1, 2024 • from CLN December, 2024
Filed under: News in Brief
News In Brief by Alabama: A former Tuscumbia police officer was sentenced to 20 years in prison on August 24, 2024, after pleading guilty to manslaughter in connection with a fatal pedestrian accident. The incident occurred in October 2022 when James “Jay” Keith Steward’s vehicle struck and killed 60-year-old Terry …
News In Brief
Article • November 1, 2024 • from CLN November, 2024
Filed under: News in Brief
News In Brief by Alabama: WSFA out of Mobile reported that on August 22 and 23, 2024, a sex trafficking sting operation occurring in several jurisdictions resulted in the arrests of 11 men. Montgomery County Sheriff Derrick Cunningham and other law enforcement officials discussed the results at a press conference. …
Oregon Supreme Court Further Clarifies ‘Guilty Except for Insanity’ Defense
Article • November 1, 2024 • from CLN November, 2024
Filed under: Insanity Defense Reform Act
Oregon Supreme Court Further Clarifies ‘Guilty Except for Insanity’ Defense by Sam Rutherford by Sam Rutherford The Supreme Court of Oregon clarified the “Guilty Except for Insanity” (“GEI”) defense, holding that the defendant’s mental disease or defect may combine with another condition to cause the lack of capacity to form …
Landmark Drug Possession Reform Based on Unproven Allegations Reversed in Oregon
Article • June 15, 2024 • from CLN June, 2024
Filed under: Criminal justice system reform, War on Drugs, State Law Claims
Landmark Drug Possession Reform Based on Unproven Allegations Reversed in Oregon by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Knott   Oregon legislators passed H.B. 4002 on March 1, 2024, with support from both Democrats and Republicans on a 21-8 vote. Gov. Tina Kotek’s office indicated on March 7 that she …
Oregon Supreme Court Rules Police Questioning of Probationer in Probation Officer’s Secure Office Absent Miranda Warning Constitute ‘Compelling Circumstances’ and Suppresses Statements
Article • June 15, 2024 • from CLN June, 2024
Filed under: Miranda, Custodial Interrogations, Interrogation, In Custody
Oregon Supreme Court Rules Police Questioning of Probationer in Probation Officer’s Secure Office Absent Miranda Warning Constitute ‘Compelling Circumstances’ and Suppresses Statements by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso   The Supreme Court of Oregon suppressed statements made by a defendant on probation to police who interrupted a meeting between …
Wall v. State of Oregon DOC, OR, Settlement, Failure to Protect, 2024
Brief • June 5, 2024
Filed under: Failure to Protect (General)
Wall v. State of Oregon DOC, OR, Settlement, Failure to Protect, 2024 Case 6:22-cv-00943-SI Document 36 Filed 06/05/24 Page 1 of 7 ELLEN F. ROSENBLUM Attorney General DYLAN HALLMAN #173679 Assistant Attorney General Department of Justice 100 SW Market Street Portland, OR 97201 Telephone: (971) 673-1880 Fax: (971) 673-5000 Email: …
Oregon Supreme Court Announces ‘Escape Clause’ of Postconviction Relief Statute’s SOL Applies to Severe Mental Impairments During Limitations Period
Article • March 15, 2024 • from CLN March, 2024
Filed under: Habeas Corpus, Involuntary Treatment/Drugging, Civil Commitment, Tolling of Statutes of Limitations and Laches
Oregon Supreme Court Announces ‘Escape Clause’ of Postconviction Relief Statute’s SOL Applies to Severe Mental Impairments During Limitations Period by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Supreme Court of Oregon held that a petitioner’s mental impairments are relevant to whether the escape clause in the statute of limitations applies …
Estate of Arcadio Castillo III v. Bush, Dft's Reply to Plaintiff's Response in Opposition to Motion for Summary Judgment, Wrongful Death, 2024
Brief • February 20, 2024
Filed under: Wrongful Death
Estate of Arcadio Castillo III v. Bush, Dft's Reply to Plaintiff's Response in Opposition to Motion for Summary Judgment, Wrongful Death, 2024 Case 6:22-cv-00684-MK Document 97 Filed 02/20/24 Page 1 of 30 Sebastian Tapia, OSB No. 043761 stapia@cityofsalem.net City of Salem Legal Department 555 Liberty St. SE, Room 225 Salem, …
Estate of Arcadio Castillo III v. Bush, OR, Plaintiff's Response to Dft's Motion for Summary Judgment, Wrongful Death, 2024
Brief • February 6, 2024
Filed under: Wrongful Death
Estate of Arcadio Castillo III v. Bush, OR, Plaintiff's Response to Dft's Motion for Summary Judgment, Wrongful Death, 2024 Case 6:22-cv-00684-MK Document 90 Filed 02/06/24 Page 1 of 59 David D. Park, OSB #803358 ELLIOTT & PARK, P.C. Abernethy House 324 S. Abernethy Street Portland, OR 97239-8529 Telephone: (503) 227-1690 …
Jesse Johnson: 194th Person Exonerated While on Death Row
Article • January 15, 2024 • from CLN January, 2024
Filed under: Wrongful Conviction, Racial Profiling, Failure to Consult/Investigate/Raise
Jesse Johnson: 194th Person Exonerated While on Death Row by Jordan Arizmendi by Jordan Arizmendi Twenty-five years after Jesse Johnson, 62, was wrongfully convicted and sentenced to death, in September, he became the 194th person to be exonerated while on Death Row. In 1998, Harriet Thompson was stabbed to death …
Oregon Supreme Court Clarifies Test to Determine When Person Becomes Agent of the State and Rules Jailhouse Snitch Was Agent, Requiring Suppression of Defendant’s Statements
Article • January 15, 2024 • from CLN January, 2024
Filed under: Informants, Post-Arrest Statements, Informants and Paid Witnesses, Confessions - Admissibility, Police Interrogations, Custodial Interrogations, Confessions and Statements of Defendant
Oregon Supreme Court Clarifies Test to Determine When Person Becomes Agent of the State and Rules Jailhouse Snitch Was Agent, Requiring Suppression of Defendant’s Statements by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso The Supreme Court of Oregon upheld a Court of Appeals decision ordering a new trial for a defendant …
Oregon Supreme Court Announces Overruling of Precedent on ‘Attempted Transfer’ of Drugs
Article • January 15, 2024 • from CLN January, 2024
Filed under: State Statutes, Possession in Furtherance of Drug Offense, Conspiracies, Attempts, Solicitations, Attempts/Incomplete Acts, Substantial Step Towards Completion, Completion of All Acts
Oregon Supreme Court Announces Overruling of Precedent on ‘Attempted Transfer’ of Drugs by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Supreme Court of Oregon held that “attempted transfer” does not apply “to a person who possesses a large quantity of a controlled substance and takes steps consistent with an intent …
News in Brief
Article • November 1, 2023 • from CLN November, 2023
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: According to The New York Times, the most notable sack and fumble of the Jefferson County high school football game on September 14, 2023, came after the game ended and the police were in the process of clearing the stadium. In the tradition of historically …
Oregon Supreme Court Clarifies Mansor Ruling for Search Warrants for Digital Data and Announces Framework for Suppression When Warrant Contains Both Constitutional and Unconstitutional Search Categori...
Article • October 1, 2023 • from CLN October, 2023
Filed under: Particularity Requirement, Electronic Surveillance, Warrants - Requirements/Scope/Exceptions
Oregon Supreme Court Clarifies Mansor Ruling for Search Warrants for Digital Data and Announces Framework for Suppression When Warrant Contains Both Constitutional and Unconstitutional Search Categories by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso The Supreme Court of Oregon clarified the procedure, flowing from its previous doctrine on cellphone searches, for …
Brown v. Stored Value Cards, Inc., OR, Opinion and Order, Debit Cards, 2023
Brief • September 29, 2023
Filed under: Money/Property, Seizure of Prisoner Funds
Brown v. Stored Value Cards, Inc., OR, Opinion and Order, Debit Cards, 2023 Case 3:15-cv-01370-MO Document 294 Filed 09/29/23 Page 1 of 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF OREGON PORTLAND DIVISION DANICA LOVE BROWN, individually and on behalf of all other similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. …
News in Brief
Article • June 15, 2023 • from CLN July, 2023
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by California: A former police officer with the LAPD, Paul Razo, 46, was arrested in early May 2023, accused of sexually assaulting at least four minor boys over the course of more than a decade. Weeks after his arrest, Razo died of medical complications while in custody. …
Oregon Supreme Court: Right to Counsel Violated by Police Questioning Defendant About an Uncharged Crime in Connection With Charged Crime for Which Defendant Represented by Counsel
Article • May 15, 2023 • from CLN June, 2023
Filed under: Police Interrogations
Oregon Supreme Court: Right to Counsel Violated by Police Questioning Defendant About an Uncharged Crime in Connection With Charged Crime for Which Defendant Represented by Counsel by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson The Supreme Court of Oregon vacated a murder conviction, holding that police questioning of a represented criminal defendant …
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