State v. Ray

Defendant and Ralph Edwin Ray (Ray) were convicted of forgery in the first degree (ORS 165.013) and perjury (ORS 162.065). Her principal contention is that the trial court erred in ordering her former attorney to testify regarding communications which defendant argues were privileged and which the court concluded came within the "future crimes” exception to the attorney-client privilege.

Defendant, whose name was then Sharon Potter, met Ray in early 1976. At that time, Ray had been living for approximately 20 years with Belva Marie Amerson (Amerson). Although Ray and Amerson were not husband…