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OREGON STATE BAR v. WRIGHT

76-1522; CA A45141; SC S36242.

785 P.2d 340 (1990)

309 Or. 37

OREGON STATE BAR, Plaintiff (below), v. Robert J. WRIGHT, Defendant (below). State of Oregon, ex rel Oregon State Bar, Respondent On Review, v. Robert J. Wright, Petitioner On Review.

Supreme Court of Oregon, In Banc.

Decided January 11, 1990.

Reconsideration Denied February 22, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Wright, Noti, argued the cause and filed the petition for review pro se.

Terence J. Hammons, of Hammons, Mills & Spickerman, Eugene, argued the cause and filed a response brief for respondent on review.

Jas. Adams, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salem, argued the cause for amicus curiae Oregon Atty. Gen. With him on the brief were Dave Frohnmayer, Atty. Gen., and Virginia L. Linder, Sol. Gen., Salem.

Robert C. Homan, Eugene, argued the cause for amici curiae American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon, Inc. and Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. With him on the brief was William L. Tufts, Eugene.

LINDE, Justice.

The issue before us is the applicable period of limitation, if any, for initiating criminal contempt proceedings.

In 1978, plaintiff Oregon State Bar obtained from the Lane County Circuit Court an order enjoining defendant from the unauthorized practice of law in accordance with the mandate of this court in Oregon State Bar v. Wright, 280 Or. 693, 573 P.2d 283 (1977)....

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