Oregon Attorney General Rosenblum: Oregon Supreme Court Determines Unanimous Jury Requirement Applies to Older Cases
December 30, 2022
December 30, 2022
SALEM, Oregon, Dec. 30 -- Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum issued the following news release on Dec. 30, 2022:
This morning the Oregon Supreme Court in Watkins v. Ackley held that the requirement of unanimous jury verdicts in serious criminal cases applies to older criminal cases as well as those still on appeal. In doing so, the Court acknowledged that Oregon law had not been clear on this important issue of retroactivity.
At least hundreds of convictions are in . . .
This morning the Oregon Supreme Court in Watkins v. Ackley held that the requirement of unanimous jury verdicts in serious criminal cases applies to older criminal cases as well as those still on appeal. In doing so, the Court acknowledged that Oregon law had not been clear on this important issue of retroactivity.
At least hundreds of convictions are in . . .