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State v. Soriano

Oregon Supreme Court
Dec 27, 1984
298 Or. 392 (Or. 1984)

Summary

examining history of provision in determining whether state constitution permits the state to compel testimony of a witness in exchange for use or derivative use immunity

Summary of this case from State v. Davis

Opinion

83-006CR; CA A27206 (Control), 83-006CR; CA A27207, 10-82-10659; CA A26824, 10-83-04513; CA A28513, SC S31000

Argued and submitted December 13, 1984

Affirmed December 27, 1984.

In Banc

Appeal from Circuit Court, Klamath County (Soriano/Goguen), Donald A.W. Piper, Judge. Appeal from Circuit Court, Lane County (McDougall and White), Edwin E. Allen and Maurice K. Merten, Judges.

Stephen F. Peifer, Assistant Attorney General, Salem, argued the cause for petitioner on review. With him on the petition and brief were Dave Frohnmayer, Attorney General and James E. Mountain, Jr., Solicitor General, Salem.

Enver Bozgoz, Klamath Falls, argued the cause and filed the brief for respondents Soriano and Goguen.

Robert J. McCrea, Eugene, argued the cause for respondent McDougall. Kenneth A. Morrow, Eugene, filed the brief in the Court of Appeals.

Alexander A. Wold, Jr., Eugene, argued the cause and filed the brief for respondent White.

Mildred J. Carmack, Portland, filed a brief amicus curiae in the Court of Appeals for the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Oregon, Inc.

Stephen J. Williams, Salem, filed a brief amicus curiae in the Court of Appeals for the Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association.


We allowed review of these consolidated cases to determine the validity of ORS 136.619 in light of Article I, section 12, of the Oregon Constitution. The Court of Appeals (Gillette, J.), after a careful and exhaustive analysis, concluded that, under the Oregon Constitution, only transactional immunity is permissible and that the lesser, statutory immunity of use and derivative use fails to meet the requirements of the Oregon Constitution. 68 Or. App. 642, 684 P.2d 1220 (1984).

We have examined the initial arguments of the state to uphold the statute made before the Court of Appeals and the subsequent arguments presented to us in the petition for review and upon oral argument. We agree with the analysis and conclusion of the Court of Appeals and adopt its opinion as our own.

The decisions of the Court of Appeals are affirmed.


Summaries of

State v. Soriano

Oregon Supreme Court
Dec 27, 1984
298 Or. 392 (Or. 1984)

examining history of provision in determining whether state constitution permits the state to compel testimony of a witness in exchange for use or derivative use immunity

Summary of this case from State v. Davis
Case details for

State v. Soriano

Case Details

Full title:STATE OF OREGON, Petitioner on Review, v. SIGIFREDO ULTRERAS SORIANO…

Court:Oregon Supreme Court

Date published: Dec 27, 1984

Citations

298 Or. 392 (Or. 1984)
693 P.2d 26

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