Legal Opinion
State v. Hodgdon
Court of Appeals of Oregon
Decided November 21, 1977No. 35167, CA 7825PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*[793]RICHARDSON, J.
Defendant alleges that she was prosecuted under a state statute rather than under a similar municipal ordinance with less severe penalties solely because of her sex. The trial court denied her motion to dismiss the case as a denial of equal protection, and she appeals her conviction.
Defendant was arrested during a disturbance at a tavern in Newberg. She was lodged in the Yamhill County Women’s Detention Facility (WDF) and charged with Disorderly Conduct, ORS 166.025, and Resisting Arrest, ORS 162.315. She was tried in Yamhill County District Court.
Defendant contends that…
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