STATE v. CRENSHAW

TC 86-0856; CA A43247; SC S35140.

764 P.2d 1372 (1988)

307 Or. 160

The STATE of Oregon, Plaintiff, v. Carl Raymond CRENSHAW, Defendant. In re Contempt of Robert A. Heard. State ex rel. Carl Raymond Crenshaw, Plaintiff/Respondent, Cross-Appellant, Petitioner On Review, v. Robert A. Heard, Defendant/Appellant, Cross-Respondent, Respondent On Review.

Supreme Court of Oregon, In Banc.

Decided November 30, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan H. Fussner, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salem, argued the cause on behalf of the respondent on review.

Laura Graser, Portland, argued the cause and filed the petition on behalf of the petitioner on review.


GILLETTE, Justice.

The issues in this case in which a deputy district attorney was found in direct contempt1 of court are whether an underlying court order may be challenged on an appeal from a judgment of contempt for refusal to obey the order, and, if such a challenge is possible, whether in this case the contemnor has shown such deficiencies in the underlying order that he should not be found in contempt. The Court of Appeals held that...

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