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Civil Compromise
Posted December/14/2009 CIVIL COMPROMISE CAN BE A GREAT ROUTE TO PREVENT CRIMINAL PROSECUTION Oregon law offers a framework for a resourceful defense attorney and a pragmatic client to accomplish dismissal of a criminal charge, even where the prosecuting attorney objects to the case being dismissed. In a situation where the criminal charge encompasses alleged… Read More »
No More Coercion At DUII Arrest
IMPORTANT NEW DECISION ISSUED BY THE COURT OF APPEALS SUPPORTS THE RIGHT OF THE DUII SUSPECT NOT TO BE COERCED INTO GIVING INCRIMINATING EVIDENCE TO THE POLICE On September 30, 2009, the Oregon Court of Appeals handed down an important decision in the case of State vs. Thomas Gregory Machuca, which supports the right… Read More »