Hellman v. Tucker — Court reverses contempt judgment, finds mother’s failure to appear constituted excusable neglect
Case Hellman v. Tucker, 351 Or App 519 (2026) Court Oregon Court of Appeals Date Decided July 15, 2026 Docket […]
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State v. Key — Oregon Court of Appeals vacates probation revocation based on lack of legal sufficiency
Case State of Oregon v. Nicolas Alexander Key Court Oregon Court of Appeals Date Decided July 15, 2026 Docket No.
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State v. McDonald — Affirmed convictions for child sexual abuse; sleeping child can “participate” in sexually explicit conduct for photographic purposes
Case State of Oregon v. William Richard McDonald II Court Oregon Court of Appeals Date Decided July 15, 2026 Docket
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State v. Pittman — Officer had reasonable suspicion to seize suspect at stolen vehicle; suppression order reversed
Case State of Oregon v. Jeffrey Allen Pittman Court Oregon Court of Appeals Date Decided July 15, 2026 Docket No.
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State v. Rogers — Court affirms life-without-parole sentence despite trial court’s misapplication of sentencing statute, finding the error harmless
Case State v. Rogers, 351 Or App 269 (2026) Court Oregon Court of Appeals Date Decided July 8, 2026 Docket
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State v. Hicks — Affirmed convictions for murder, arson, and abuse of a corpse; rejected challenges to photo evidence and jury instructions
Case State of Oregon v. Kevin Dean Hicks, Sr. Court Oregon Court of Appeals Date Decided July 1, 2026 Docket
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State v. Munoz — Reversed felon-in-possession conviction for dagger; affirmed for firearm
Case State of Oregon v. Luis Javier Olmos Munoz Court Oregon Court of Appeals Date Decided July 1, 2026 Docket
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State v. Rabago — Court reverses second-degree murder conviction due to trial court’s failure to reread critical jury instructions before deliberation
Case State of Oregon v. Herbert James Rabago Court Oregon Court of Appeals Date Decided July 1, 2026 Docket No.
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State v. Suing — Oregon Court of Appeals reverses suppression order, finds officer had probable cause to arrest DUII suspect
Case State of Oregon v. Bryon Cody Suing Court Oregon Court of Appeals Date Decided June 24, 2026 Docket No.
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State v. Trujillo-Torres — Oregon Court of Appeals reverses $407,400 restitution award for lack of evidence victim was liable for written-off Medicaid charges
Case State of Oregon v. Gerardo Jesus Trujillo-Torres Court Oregon Court of Appeals Date Decided June 24, 2026 Docket No.
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Clemens v. Miller — Oregon Court of Appeals affirms denial of post-conviction relief where petitioner failed to show prejudice from counsel’s handling of unavailable witness
Case Alexander Eugene Clemens v. Jamie Miller, Superintendent, Snake River Correctional Institution Court Oregon Court of Appeals Date Decided June
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Decker v. Sundquist — Oregon Court of Appeals reverses denial of post-conviction relief, holding jury poll definitively proved at least nine nonunanimous convictions
Case Steven Jay Decker v. Amber Sundquist, Superintendent, Deer Ridge Correctional Institution Court Oregon Court of Appeals (En Banc) Date
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Oregon Public Broadcasting v. Dept. of Corrections — Court of Appeals holds that ordinary business records don’t become exempt from disclosure simply because they were shared with criminal investigators
Case Oregon Public Broadcasting v. Oregon Department of Corrections Court Oregon Court of Appeals Date Decided June 17, 2026 Docket
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State v. Aguilar-Pineda — Oregon Court of Appeals strikes extradition-cost assessment, affirms sexual abuse conviction on all other grounds
Case State of Oregon v. Wilfredo Aguilar-Pineda Court Oregon Court of Appeals Date Decided June 17, 2026 Docket No. A185039
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State v. Baker — Oregon Court of Appeals reverses conviction, holds seven-month-old single CSAM tip insufficient to establish probable cause for home search
Case State of Oregon v. Zachary James Baker Court Court of Appeals of the State of Oregon Date Decided June
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State v. Crawford — Oregon Court of Appeals reverses reckless driving conviction, holds roadside interrogation escalated into “compelling circumstances” requiring Miranda warnings before they were given
Case State of Oregon v. Freddie Laray Crawford Court Oregon Court of Appeals Date Decided June 17, 2026 Docket No.
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State v. Kayne — Oregon Court of Appeals reverses dangerous-dog conviction for failure to apply criminal-negligence element
Case State of Oregon v. Karen V. Kayne Court Court of Appeals of the State of Oregon Date Decided June
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State v. Snyder — Oregon Court of Appeals reverses domestic assault conviction because trial court failed to grant mistrial after officer testified defendant invoked Miranda rights
Case State of Oregon v. Duane Robert Snyder Court Oregon Court of Appeals Date Decided June 17, 2026 Docket No.
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State v. Tetlctle — Oregon Court of Appeals affirms marijuana conviction, holds phone translation app can support valid consent despite no saved transcript
Case State of Oregon v. Vidal Gonzalez Tetlctle Court Oregon Court of Appeals Date Decided June 17, 2026 Docket No.
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State v. Vincent — Oregon Court of Appeals reverses sex offender registration conviction where defendant was physically incapacitated during entire closing period of reporting window
Case State of Oregon v. Katie Lynn Vincent Court Court of Appeals of the State of Oregon Date Decided June
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Allen v. Miller — Oregon Court of Appeals affirms denial of post-conviction relief despite finding trial counsel deficient for misreading phone records
Case Marcellus Ramon Allen v. Jamie Miller, Superintendent, Snake River Correctional Institution Court Oregon Court of Appeals Date Decided June
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Kleng v. Reyes — Oregon Court of Appeals affirms denial of post-conviction relief for sex offender who claimed ineffective assistance of counsel
Case Brett George Kleng v. Erin Reyes, Superintendent, Two Rivers Correctional Institution Court Oregon Court of Appeals Date Decided June
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Lewis v. Miller — Oregon Court of Appeals affirms denial of post-conviction relief on Brady, sentencing, and ineffective-assistance claims
Case Shane Anthony Lewis v. Jamie Miller, Superintendent, Snake River Correctional Institution Court Oregon Court of Appeals Date Decided June
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State v. Fowler — Oregon Court of Appeals affirms conviction, finds no plain error where plea agreement lacked a single agreed sentencing recommendation
Case State of Oregon v. Dammien Charles Fowler Court Oregon Court of Appeals Date Decided June 10, 2026 Docket No.