State v. Lyons

In this criminal case, defendant and 11 others associated with two street gangs — the Woodlawn Park Bloods and the Loc’d Out Pirus — were indicted for racketeering under the Oregon Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (ORICO). ORS 166.715 et seq. Before trial, defendant demurred to the indictment on several grounds and moved to sever his trial from that of his codefendants. The trial court denied defendant’s motions in their entirety. Defendant then waived trial by jury, and the case was tried to the court on stipulated facts, which included defendant’s stipulation to the…