Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt today urged his support for SB 867, which is aimed at increasing protections for victims of crime in Oregon. The bill, which was heard before the Senate Committee on Judiciary this afternoon, was developed in consultation with victims groups, the Department of Justice, and multiple District Attorney’s offices. “Victims of […]
PORTLAND, Oregon – Today, Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt released a list of cases impacted by the public defense crisis. The data set 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 […]
PORTLAND, Oregon – Today, Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt released a list of cases impacted by the public defense crisis. The data set 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 […]
PORTLAND, Oregon – Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt today announced that a grand jury indicted Lonie Allen Hart-Ikari, 46, on three charges relating to the assault of two Portland Police Officers earlier this month. Hart-Ikari is charged with two counts of assaulting a public safety officer and one count of aggravated harassment. On the morning […]
February 3, 2023 PORTLAND, Oregon – Today, Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt released a list of cases impacted by the public defense crisis. The data set 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 […]
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.
January 26, 2023 This week Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office has released a transcript of the grand jury proceedings in the death investigation of Joel Arevalo. Upon return of a “not true bill” in this matter by the grand jury in July 2022 (see press release), the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office filed a motion with […]
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.
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 charges stem from multiple incidents during the month of September 2021.
The data set includes cases dismissed by the court as a result of the crisis.