State v. James
Mar 11, 2020OUTCOME: Reversal
Convictions for sexual abuse and 25 year sentence reversed at the Court of Appeals
Portland, OR
Criminal defense Lawyer at Portland, OR
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Appeals
OUTCOME: Reversal
Convictions for sexual abuse and 25 year sentence reversed at the Court of Appeals
OUTCOME: Measure 11 convictions reversed.
Appeal of two convictions for Sex Abuse in the First Degree.
OUTCOME: Murder conviction overturned
Murder appeal.
OUTCOME: Suppression of evidence affirmed.
Court of Appeals upheld suppression of firearms and marijuana plants.
OUTCOME: Conviction reversed.
DUII appeal.
OUTCOME: 28 drug counts reversed
I handled the appeal, not the trial. This case, which resulted in a ten-year sentence being reduced to time-served, has helped to shift the "corroboration" standard in favor of the defendant.