There are significant differences between Oregon’s DUII law and Washington’s DUI. These differences extend both to the way driving under the influence is defined and the manner in which violations of the laws are punished. In Oregon, a person commits a DUII when they operate a vehicle (which includes a bicycle) at a time when…
The Oregon Supreme Court issued an important decision for Oregon Gun Rights Lawyers and those interested in protecting their right to keep and bear arms. The decision is an outgrowth of two United States Supreme Court cases decided a few years ago. In 2008 the United States Supreme Court decided District of Columbia v. Heller, a case in…
The Oregon Legislature failed to enact Governor Kitzhaber’s proposed changes to Measure 11 in the last legislative session. Governor Kitzhaber proposed enacting a way for minors to argue their way into Juvenile Court in Measure 11 cases and exempting some lower level crimes from Measure 11 for juveniles and adults. District Attorney’s across the state…
It is common for prosecutors in Oregon DUII cases to introduce evidence, through expert testimony, that purports to estimate a person’s blood alcohol concentration at a particular point in time. These estimates, called “retrograde extrapolation,” are based on “Widmark’s Formula,” an equation developed by a Swedish Physician in the early 1980′s. Widmark’s equation makes certain…