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Oct
2014
Iowa rejects juvenile mandatory minimum sentences. Could Oregon be next?
On July 18, 2014, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled that juveniles cannot be given mandatory minimum sentences. Iowa is the first state to find that mandatory minimum sentences are unconstitutional when applied to children. The case involved Andrew Lyle Jr., who took a small plastic bag containing $5 worth of marijuana from a fellow student in October, 2010. Mr. Lyle was sentenced to 10 years ...
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6
Dec
2012
Measure 11 - Inching Toward Reform?
In March, 2011, the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission released an exhaustive study on the impact of Measure 11 since it was approved by voters in 1994. The results of the study should lay the foundation for reform. Among the most important findings of the study: Measure 11 disproportionately targets people who are not “career criminals,” and who could be rehabilitated. Of those convicted of ...
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Dec
2012
With Lawson, Oregon Supreme Court Leads the Way Against Unreliable Eyewitness Identifications
On November 29, 2012, the Oregon Supreme Court issued a landmark opinion on the admissibility of eyewitness identification, reversing the aggravated murder conviction of Samuel Lawson. With the opinion, the Oregon Supreme Court became one of the first states to make use of decades of scientific research establishing the frequently unreliable nature of eyewitness identification. The opinion gives ...
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