Scott v. Thompson

Petitioner was charged under ordinances of the city of Salem with two offenses. Prior to trial before the Salem Municipal Court petitioner moved for an order declaring invalid certain other city ordinances relating to the selection of juries and allowing petitioner to question each prospective juror prior to exercising peremptory challenges. Petitioner asserted the statutes were invalid under the United States and Oregon Constitutions and under state statutes. Upon writ of review the trial court affirmed the Municipal Corut’s denial of the motion and petitioner appeals. The writ should have…