Kouns v. Roberts

This is a consolidated case in which petitioners Lang and Kouns challenge the ballot title prepared by the Attorney General for an initiative measure that would make numerous statutory changes in the criminal law relating to trial procedure, evidence, sentencing and parole. Many of the changes expand the role of crime victims in the criminal justice process. One provision increases victims’ rights to compensation.

Petitioner Lang, individually and in his capacity as Chair of the Criminal Justice Committee of the Portland Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild, moved to consolidate these ballot…