State v. Farley

In this case and in State v. Ellison, also decided today, the Court of Appeals rejected claims by defendants charged with driving when their licenses were suspended 1 that they were “put in jeopardy twice for the same offence,” contrary to Article I, section 12, of the Oregon Constitution. We hold that the claim should have been sustained in one case and not in the other.

Donald Farley, the defendant in this case, was arrested for and charged with driving under the influence of intoxicants (DUII) 2 as well as driving “while suspended” (DWS). Misdemeanor charges originally were filed in the…