Category Archives: Criminal Defense Attorney
Dedicated Criminal Defense Attorneys Providing Safe Legal Solutions Throughout Oregon
In early 2020, the COVID-19 virus severely impacted nearly every industry in the country, including how our Oregon courts and overall legal system operated. As businesses and municipalities transformed the way they worked, beginning with most employees moving from their office to working remotely from home, countless changes would continue to sweep the legal industry… Read More »
Is it Illegal to Record Police Interactions in Oregon?
According to the Pew Research Center, 96% of Americans own a cellphone of some kind; 81% of which are smartphones with cameras, audio and video recording capabilities. As is evident across the Internet, individuals use these smartphones to capture everything from vacation sunsets and pet photos to community outreach and mission-based projects. There are… Read More »
The Impact of COVID-19 on the Defendant’s Right to an Impartial Jury
As the COVID-19 virus continues to impact many aspects of Oregon residents’ personal and professional lives, our criminal defense attorneys are acutely concerned about protecting our clients’ right to a fair trial by an impartial jury. Because the pandemic disproportionately affects older people, women, and people of color, these groups are more likely to… Read More »
Oregon’s Governor Issues First Pardon on the Basis of Innocence
Nationally, the Innocence Project has been responsible for hundreds of people being exonerated and/or removed from Death Row on the grounds of actual innocence. For the first time in memory, Oregon’s Governor, Kate Brown, recently granted a Pardon to a person who had been incarcerated, based on the person’s innocence. This accomplishment is due… Read More »
Tasers Can Be Deadly Weapons
Law enforcement frequently describes Tasers as being “less-lethal”, almost benign. The truth is very different. Tasers are weapons that cause momentary paralysis. When law enforcement is faced with a citizen that does not choose to comply with arrest or detainment, Tasers are frequently employed. However, these weapons should be deployed only when absolutely necessary,… Read More »
WNBA Star Assists Wrongfully Convicted Prisoner Regain his Freedom
Wrongful convictions in the US have been repeated year after year within the legal system, and continue to be a huge concern across the country. Time and time again citizens have been incarcerated for crimes they simply did not commit, a failure of a criminal justice system that locks up innocent persons due to… Read More »
The Legal Rights of Protestors In Oregon And Throughout The Country
Thousands of people have been arrested throughout the United States for passionately challenging police brutality and racial discrimination, including hundreds in the State of Oregon. In solidarity with those who are committed to holding police officers and government officials accountable, our criminal defense attorneys at Mark C. Cogan, P.C. will continue to educate the… Read More »
The COVID-19 emergency is likely to cause a sharp increase in arrests for Domestic Violence
Because of the COVID-19 emergency, workplaces have been closed, people have been put out of work, families have been disrupted, and large segments of the population have been confined in their homes. The emergency has put the entire nation on edge, and people are understandably very concerned about their safety and the well-being of… Read More »
The COVID-19 Emergency is Having a Profound Impact on the Criminal Justice System
Certain crimes are not being prosecuted like before. Out-of-custody trials are being postponed. Defendants are being released from jail. We anticipate the effects of this emergency will be long-lasting. Mark Cogan, P.C. is Fully Operational During the COVID-19 Health Crisis Like most businesses, our Oregon law firm was banned from working at our offices as a… Read More »
Can Both Guilty and Innocent People Benefit from Hiring a Criminal Defense Attorney in Oregon?
At Mark C. Cogan, P.C., our skilled criminal defense attorneys can help guilty people, innocent people, and everyone in between who has been charged with a crime in Oregon. Just because you have been accused of a crime does not mean you are guilty of the charges. One of the cardinal principles of the… Read More »
