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ASHLEY v. HOYT

Nos. 94C-11348-2; CA A86454.

912 P.2d 393 (1996)

139 Or. App. 385

Verneda Villarreal ASHLEY, Appellant, v. Sonia HOYT, Superintendent, Oregon Womens Correctional Institution, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided February 28, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter J. Todd, Salem, argued the cause and filed the brief, for appellant.

Ann Kelley, Assistant Attorney General, argued the cause, for respondent. With her on the brief were Theodore R. Kulongoski, Attorney General, and Virginia L. Linder, Solicitor General.

Before DEITS, P.J., and LANDAU and HASELTON, JJ.

HASELTON, Judge.

Petitioner appeals from a judgment denying post-conviction relief. ORS 138.510 et seq. She contends that, at her criminal trial, she was "denied her constitutional right to testify" in her own defense, and that defense counsel's refusal to allow her to testify constituted inadequate assistance of counsel. We reverse and remand.

In 1994, petitioner was convicted of solicitation to commit murder, ORS 163.115; ORS 161.435, attempted murder...

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