Legal Opinion
Wright v. Thompson
Oregon Supreme Court
Decided September 5, 1996No. CC 96C12851; SC S43564PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*155CARSON, C. J.
On August 26, 1996, counsel acting in behalf of and in cooperation with the Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (counsel) filed a proceeding in the Circuit Court for Marion County captioned, “Douglas Franklin Wright, Plaintiff, vs. S. Frank Thompson, Defendant.” That filing, which sought to invoke the jurisdiction of the circuit court, was denominated a “Petition to File for Post Conviction Relief; And Motion for Leave to Proceed In Forma Pauperis and for the Appointment of Counsel.”
Counsel does not represent the named “plaintiff,” Wright, who has not appeared in the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Whitmore Ex Rel. Simmons v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- State v. MartiniSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1996
- Bryant v. ThompsonOregon Supreme Court · 1996
3Cited by5 opinions
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- Demetrie Ladon Mayfield v. Jeanne Woodford, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
- State v. HaugenOregon Supreme Court · 2011
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- Wright v. ThompsonOregon Supreme Court · 1996