State v. Thompson

Defendant entered a neighbor’s land after having been enjoined from doing so in a property dispute. 1 He was indicted for criminal trespass, but while that charge was pending, he was convicted and fined for contempt for violating the injunction. Thereafter the circuit court dismissed the indictment upon defendant’s claim that a further prosecution would put him in jeopardy twice for the same offense. On the state’s appeal, the Court of Appeals reversed and remanded the case for trial, four judges dissenting. 57 Or App 281, 644 P2d 608 (1982). Having allowed review to consider whether the…