![]() ![]() ![]() When Chaffee drove to Richard Hoglen's house in Phoenix, Ore., on Oct. ![]() Regardless of where the cases fall on the moral spectrum, the 74 verdicts the Oregon Supreme Court is reviewing may now be considered unconstitutional, according to the highest court in the country. Some detail awful stories of predatory, serial rape, while others involve lesser charges like unlawful possession of a firearm and reckless driving. WW combed through those first six-dozen cases, which range from the atrocious to the mundane. More cases will be identified going forward.) (This is the first batch of Ramos-affected cases the court will review. The Oregon Supreme Court is reviewing 74 verdicts dating back to 2015 that were affirmed by 10 or 11 jurors. In fact, the outcome Rosenblum wanted to avert is happening. "We are painstakingly reviewing hundreds of cases to determine how we will recommend they be handled in the review process." "That is the issue we flagged in our amicus brief," Rosenblum tells WW. She said she fully supports the Ramos decision, but that the ruling does not address every legal issue, such as what to do about previous convictions. In an email to WW, Rosenblum disputed that she has made inconsistent statements on non-unanimous jury verdicts. "It is an embarrassment to our otherwise progressive state that we are the only state in the country with a law in our constitution that allows criminal convictions without juror unanimity." (Disclosure: Rosenblum is married to the owner of WW's parent company.) Yet the day the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Ramos, Rosenblum issued a press release hailing the ruling: "This is good news!" Rosenblum said April 20. ![]() In other words, she wanted the change to be forward-looking only-not to look back. Rosenblum made a statement at the time explaining her position: Although she supported requiring unanimous verdicts, she did not support a decision that could invalidate previous convictions and require the state to go back decades retrying cases. Oregon, which enabled the state to convict without unanimous verdicts. Supreme Court not to overrule its 1972 decision in Apodaca v. Last August, Rosenblum filed an amicus brief asking the U.S. ![]()
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