Stevens v. State

The issue in this case is whether petitioner was denied adequate assistance of trial counsel in violation of Article I, section 11, of the Oregon Constitution and is, therefore, entitled to post-conviction relief, on the ground that his trial counsel failed to interview certain potential witnesses and chose not to have petitioner examined medically to determine whether he was impotent at the time of the alleged rape. We answer that question in the affirmative.

On June 8, 1990, petitioner was indicted for rape in the first degree, ORS 163.375 (1989). 1 The indictment alleged that petitioner…