March 24, 2003 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 public defenders to […]
March 23, 2023 Five Deputy District Attorneys (DDAs) from the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office are featured in the new season of the ‘Making Amends’ podcast, which launched this week. As part of the podcast, the DDAs met with adults in custody at Columbia River Correctional Institution in northeast Portland over the course of six […]
March 22, 2023 Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt today testified in support of three gun violence prevention bills (HB 2005, HB 2006, and HB 2007), with a particular focus on HB 2005’s provisions relating to ghost guns and 3D-printed firearms. Ghost guns are unserialized and untraceable firearms that can be bought online and assembled […]
March 21, 2023 Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt today announced that a grand jury indicted Ana Karen Perez-Velador, 28, on eight charges relating to a recent assault of a TriMet bus driver. Deputy District Attorney Julian Samuels is the prosecutor assigned to this case. On Monday, March 13, officers from Transit Police (TPD) and […]
DA Mike Schmidt called the public defense crisis, defined by a lack of public defenders to provide counsel to defendants, an urgent threat to public safety.
PORTLAND, Oregon – Today, Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt released a list of cases impacted by the public defense crisis. The list includes cases dismissed by the court as a result of the crisis. In November, DA Mike Schmidt called the public defense crisis (defined by a lack of public defenders to provide counsel […]
A Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge sentenced Michael Lee Dizer, 65, to 10 years in prison on four charges including two counts of Robbery in the Second Degree, Aggravated Theft in the First Degree, and Theft in the First Degree.
The data set includes cases dismissed by the court as a result of the crisis.
Parrish Riggins, 60, has been arraigned on six charges including Attempt Murder in the First and Second Degree with a Firearm, Assault in the First Degree with a Firearm, Robbery in the First Degree with a Firearm, Unlawful Use of a Weapon with a Firearm, and Delivery of Methamphetamine.
PORTLAND, Oregon – Today, Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt released a list of cases impacted by the public defense crisis. The list includes cases dismissed by the court as a result of the crisis. In November, DA Mike Schmidt called the public defense crisis (defined by a lack of public defenders to provide counsel […]