DA 372447-8806, CA A50128 (Control), SC S36922, DA 372448-8806, CA A50129, SC S36946, DA 372450-8806, CA A50132, SC S36933, DA 372446-8806, CA A50136, SC S36946.
STATE of Oregon, Respondent On Review,
v.
Brian Woodbridge CLOWES, Petitioner On Review.
State of Oregon, Respondent On Review,
v.
JUDY LOIS HAGER, Petitioner On Review.
State of Oregon, Respondent On Review,
v.
MICHAEL JAMES KINSEY, Petitioner On Review.
State of Oregon, Respondent On Review,
v.
Rachel A. Wolcott, Petitioner On Review.
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Argued and Submitted June 6, 1990.
Decided November 26, 1990.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Richard L. Stradley, Hillsboro, argued the cause and filed the petition, for petitioner on review Brian Woodbridge Clowes.
Norman L. Lindstedt, Lindstedt & Buono, P.C., Portland, argued the cause and filed the petition, for petitioners on review Judy Lois Hager and Rachel A. Wolcott.
William E. McCann, Tillamook, argued the cause and filed the petition, for petitioner on review Michael James Kinsey.
Janet Klapstein, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salem, argued the cause, for respondent on review. With her on the response brief, were Dave Frohnmayer, Atty. Gen., and Virginia L. Linder, Sol. Gen., Salem.
Melanie E. Mansell, Sheridan, filed a brief amici curiae, on behalf of The Rutherford Institute, Charlottesville, Va.
Before PETERSON, C.J., and CARSON, GILLETTE, VAN HOOMISSEN, FADELEY and UNIS, JJ.
Supreme Court of Oregon.
UNIS, Justice.
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