State v. Ross

560 Submitted on the briefs January 4, peremptory writ of mandamus to issue February 25, 2021 STATE OF OREGON, Plaintiff-Adverse Party, v. MICHAEL STUART ROSS, Defendant-Relator. (CC 18CR32198; 19CR45558) (SC S067936)

481 P3d 1286

In relator’s criminal case, the trial court held that, in light of Ramos v. Louisiana,

590 US ___, 140 S Ct 1390,

206 L Ed 2d 583

(2020), the jury should be instructed that unanimity is necessary for either a guilty or a not-guilty verdict. Relator filed a mandamus petition in the Supreme Court, arguing that Ramos did not affect the constitutionality of Oregon laws…