State v. Worthington

Defendant was charged by citation filed in municipal court with failure to obey a traffic control device, a Class B traffic violation. ORS 811.265(l)(a). Defendant was then convicted of that violation by default when he failed to appear at the time and place scheduled for trial. On appeal, he advances a number of arguments. We reject all of them without discussion, with one exception: defendant’s contention that the court erred in entering a default judgment pursuant to ORS 153.102.

According to defendant, he did not receive adequate notice and opportunity to appear at the trial, and, for that…