Legal Opinion
State v. Montez
Oregon Supreme Court
Decided November 21, 1996No. CC C870834702; SC S39670PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*347DURHAM, J.
This case is before us for the second time on automatic and direct review of a sentence of death. ORS 163.150(l)(g). In 1988, a jury found that defendant had committed aggravated murder and related offenses, and he was sentenced to death.1 The crimes occurred on June 21, 1987. This court affirmed defendant’s convictions but vacated his sentence on the basis of State v. Wagner, 309 Or 5, 14-20, 786 P2d 93, cert den 498 US 879 (1990) (Wagner II).2 State v. Montez, 309 Or 564, 789 P2d 1352 (1990) (Montez I).
On remand, the trial court empaneled a new sentencing jury. The court…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Simmons v. South CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- California v. RamosSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- State v. BrownOregon Supreme Court · 1990
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3Cited by56 opinions
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