Legal Opinion · Dissent
State v. Epps
Court of Appeals of Oregon
Decided October 16, 1978No. C 77-05-07062, CA 9138; C 77-05-07063, CA 9222Published
(Cases Consolidated)
1DissentButtler, J.
The majority would have us believe that this court, rather than the legislative assembly, determines what conduct is subject to criminal sanctions, and that we are the repository in which society’s concepts of justice and decency are stored only to be broken out when "contemporary requirements of civility” 36 Or App at 524 call upon us to exercise our grace. If I thought we had such authority to apply natural law concepts in determining what acts constitute a crime today, although they did not yesterday, I would agree with the majority. But I entertain no such thoughts, and therefore I…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- United States v. HarrissSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Bouie v. City of ColumbiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Taylor v. TaintorSupreme Court of the United States · 1873
- Wright v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Palmer v. City of EuclidSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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