State v. Romig

Defendant was indicted for violation of the Oregon Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act (RICO), ORS 166.715-166.735, and for the separate offenses of fraudulently obtaining a signature, ORS 165.042, and obtaining execution of documents by deception. ORS 165.102. Defendant demurred to the indictment on the grounds that: (1) RICO is unconstitutionally overbroad in that it reaches expression protected under Article I, section 8, of the Oregon Constitution; (2) RICO is vague, in violation of Article 1, sections 20 and 21, of the Oregon Constitution; and (3) the indictment failed to…