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Oregon Supreme Court Overturns Ban on Harsher Sentences after Successful Appeals

The en banc Oregon Supreme Court has overturned its 43-year-old prohibition on increased punishment in criminal cases when a defendant is successful on appeal and is resentenced. Oregon law now adheres to U.S. Supreme Court precedent.

In 1967 the Oregon Supreme Court announced a “prophylactic rule” which held that “after ...

 

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