State Ex Rel. Wilson v. Thomas

Defendant appeals his conviction for contempt for refusing to obey a court order to produce records of the Portland Police Bureau’s Internal Investigations Division. He is a lieutenant in the Portland Police Bureau and custodian of the division’s records. We affirm.

The city had charged relator in the district court with loitering to solicit prostitution, a violation of the Portland city code. Relator filed a complaint of misconduct against the arresting officer. The division investigated the complaint and obtained a statement from the arresting officer relating to the circumstances of the…