Aquino v. Baldwin

Petitioner petitioned for post-conviction relief from his convictions on multiple counts of first-degree rape, ORS 163.375, first-degree sodomy, ORS 163.405, and first-degree kidnapping, ORS 163.235, asserting that he was deprived of effective assistance of counsel, in violation of Article I, section 11, of the Oregon Constitution, and the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution. The trial court denied petitioner’s claims. On appeal, we reverse.

In June 1993, defendant was indicted on multiple counts of first-degree rape, first-degree sodomy and first-degree kidnapping, based on…