Oregon Supreme Court

Opinions Filed in December 2019

State v. Guzman/Heckler

"[C]lose element matching requires a foreign offense have 'elements that are the same as or nearly the same as the elements of' the Oregon crime to which it is compared." State v. Carlton, 361 Or 29, 43, 388 P3d 1093 (2017).

Area(s) of Law:
  • Criminal Law

State v. Henderson

“A person commits the crime of burglary ‘if the person enters or remains unlawfully in a building with intent to commit a crime therein.’” ORS 164.215(1) (emphasis added).

Area(s) of Law:
  • Criminal Law

Staveland v. Fisher

In non-marital domestic partnership dissolution cases, distribution of assets is determined by the express or implied intent of the parties as a question of fact and is reviewed as such. Beal v. Beal, 282 Or at 115, 121-22, 577 P2d 507 (1978).

Area(s) of Law:
  • Family Law

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