State v. Whitten

Defendant appeals a judgment of conviction for failing to obey a police officer, ORS 811.535, a traffic violation.1 Before he was charged with that traffic violation, defendant was charged with interfering with a peace officer, ORS 162.247, a misdemeanor,2 but that charge was dismissed on the state’s motion. In his sole assignment of error, defendant argues that the trial court erroneously ruled that he was not entitled, in the traffic violation proceeding, to constitutional protections provided to defendants in “criminal prosecutions” pursuant to Article I, section 11, of the Oregon…