Legal Opinion
Brown v. Multnomah County District Court
Oregon Supreme Court
Decided October 12, 1977No. CA 7893, SC 25407PublishedCited by 210 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*97LINDE, J.
In the course of revising the Oregon Vehicle Code in 1975 (Or L 1975, ch 451) the legislative assembly placed the first offense of driving a motor vehicle under the influence of intoxicants (DUII) into a statutory category of "traffic infractions” as distinguished from "traffic crimes.” ORS 484.365. The question before us is whether, in the light of the entire statutory scheme, this offense may be tried without the constitutional safeguards guaranteed defendants in criminal prosecutions.
Charged in district court with a first offense DUII, petitioner moved for an order appointing…
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