Legal Opinion
State v. Crane
Court of Appeals of Oregon
Decided June 9, 1980No. DA 165557-7903, CA 16033; DA 173934-7907, CA 16066; DA 173952-7907, CA 16078PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGillette, P. J.
This is one of three cases 1 in which we are asked to decide the constitutionality of the Resisting Arrest statute, ORS 162.315. 2 Each of the defendants in the cases now before us was charged with the misdemeanor of resisting arrest. Each demurred to the complaint, challenging the underlying statute as unconstitutional. The trial courts sustained the demurrers, concluding that the statute is unconstitutionally vague and overbroad, and dismissed the complaints. The state appeals. We reverse.
Defendants in these cases advance three arguments in support of their contention that the resisting…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. MoreiraMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
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