March 1, 2024 PORTLAND, Oregon – Today, Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt released a list of cases impacted by the public defense crisis. The list includes felony cases dismissed by the JC3 court as a result of the crisis. In November, DA Mike Schmidt called the public defense crisis– defined by a lack of […]
The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office was a lead stakeholder in finalizing the policy package Today, Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt testified in Salem before the Joint Committee On Addiction and Community Safety Response in support of House Bill 4002. “What we have seen over the last few years as fentanyl has hit the West […]
February 21, 2024 UPDATE: Today, Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge Christopher Marshall sentenced Daniel Thomas Warren, 40, to 36 months in prison for one count of Assault in the Third Degree, to which Warren pled guilty on February 9. Judge Marshall set over sentencing on one count of Bias Crime in the First Degree – […]
February 21, 2024 Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt today announced that a Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge sentenced Moses Jacob Lopez, 30, to 22 years in prison for the fatal stabbing of a Radio Cab driver in April 2023. Incident On April 9, 2023, at approximately 6:41 p.m., Portland Police officers from the Central […]
February 23, 2024 PORTLAND, Oregon – Today, Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt released a list of cases impacted by the public defense crisis. The list includes felony cases dismissed by the JC3 court as a result of the crisis. In November, DA Mike Schmidt called the public defense crisis– defined by a lack of […]
February 16, 2024 PORTLAND, Oregon – Today, Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt released a list of cases impacted by the public defense crisis. The list includes felony cases dismissed by the JC3 court as a result of the crisis. In November, DA Mike Schmidt called the public defense crisis– defined by a lack of […]
February 14, 2024 Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt announced that a Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge sentenced Frank Berte, 40, to 72 months in prison after he pled guilty to multiple charges from incidents that took place between 2021 and 2023. Deputy District Attorney Eric Pickard represented the State in Berte’s cases. Sentencing took […]
February 13, 2024 Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt is voicing his support for legislation that will increase protections for crime victims. Today, the DA’s Policy Director, Aaron Knott, provided testimony to the Oregon House Committee on Judiciary in support of House Bill 4146. HB 4146 relates to the crime of unlawful dissemination of an […]
February 9, 2024 UPDATE: Today, Daniel Thomas Warren, 40, entered a plea on two charges relating to the assault of the owner of LoRell’s Chick Shack in the Creston-Kenilworth neighborhood in June 2023. Warren pled guilty to one count of Assault in the Third Degree and pled no contest to one count of Bias Crime […]
February 9, 2024 PORTLAND, Oregon – Today, Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt released a list of cases impacted by the public defense crisis. The list includes felony cases dismissed by the JC3 court as a result of the crisis. In November, DA Mike Schmidt called the public defense crisis– defined by a lack of […]