State v. Soprych

306 Argued and submitted December 20, 2019, reversed and remanded March 16, 2022 STATE OF OREGON, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. MICHAEL LEE SOPRYCH, Defendant-Appellant. Washington County Circuit Court 17CR76882; A167764

507 P3d 276

Defendant appeals a judgment of conviction for unlawful possession of methamphetamine and possession of a controlled substance in schedule IV. He challenges, among other things, the prosecutorial statements made during voir dire that remarked on his right to a trial and the presumption of innocence; he argues that under both the state and federal constitutions the trial…