Alan Sylvestre
Originally published on May 19, 2021 1:50 pm
Hours after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled it wouldn’t overturn old non-unanimous jury verdicts in Oregon and Louisiana, state Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum asked lawmakers to hold hearings and pass legislation that would address hundreds of old convictions now considered unconstitutional.
“There are hundreds of adults in custody in Oregon prisons who may have been convicted on at least one count by a non-unanimous jury,” Rosenblum said in a statement Monday evening. “I am calling on the legislature to, as soon as possible, convene an informational hearing to discuss how the legislature can assist in the expeditious resolution of these cases.”
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Fatal shooting spurs protest at Portland cop s Tigard home May 16 2021
Protesters gathered near Tigard High School and marched to a nearby house where they believe Portland Police Bureau officer Zach DeLong lives.
Squad cars nearly outnumbered demonstrators during a rally outside what activists say is the Tigard home of a Portland cop who fatally shot a homeless man last month.
Portland Police Bureau Officer Zachary DeLong remains on paid administrative leave after he shot and killed Robert Delgado in Lents Park on April 16. A month later, on Sunday, May 16, a crowd of less than a dozen chanted a murderer lives here to passing traffic on Southwest Durham Road across the street from Tigard High School.