STATE v. NIX

(CC CRH090155; CA A145386; SC S060875).

334 P.3d 437 (2014)

355 Or. 777

STATE of Oregon, Petitioner on Review, v. Arnold Weldon NIX, Respondent on Review.

Supreme Court of Oregon.

Decided August 7, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David J. Celuch , argued the cause and filed the brief for petitioner on review.

Jamie K. Contreras , Assistant Attorney General, argued the cause and filed the brief for respondent on review.

Before BALMER, Chief Justice, and KISTLER, WALTERS, LINDER, LANDAU, and BALDWIN, Justices.


LANDAU, J.

In this criminal case, defendant was found guilty of 20 counts of second-degree animal neglect. ORS 167.325 (2009).1 Oregon's "anti-merger" statute, ORS 161.067, provides that, when the same conduct or criminal episode violates only one statute, but involves more than one "victim," there are "as many separately punishable offenses as there are victims." The issue in this case is whether...

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