STATE v. HICKMAN

(CC CR1001094; CA A150127; SC S061896 (Control)) (CC CR1001093; CA A150126; SC S061902).

358 P.3d 987 (2015)

358 Or. 1

STATE of Oregon, Respondent on Review, v. Shannon Mae HICKMAN, Petitioner on Review. State of Oregon, Respondent on Review, v. Dale Ryan Hickman, Petitioner on Review.

Supreme Court of Oregon, En Banc.

Decided October 8, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bronson D. James , Portland, argued the cause for petitioners on review and filed the briefs for petitioner on review Shannon Mae Hickman.

Ryan E. Scott , Scott & Huggins Law Offices, Portland, filed the brief on behalf of the petitioner on review Dale Ryan Hickman.

Cecil Reniche-Smith , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Salem, argued the cause and filed the brief for respondent on review. With her on the brief were Anna M. Joyce , Solicitor General, and Ellen F. Rosenblum , Attorney General.

Timothy R. Volpert , Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Portland, filed a brief on behalf of amicus curiae The American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon. With him on the brief were Kimberly L. McCullough and Kevin Diaz.


Defendants Dale and Shannon Hickman were convicted of second-degree manslaughter (ORS 163.125) after they declined to seek medical treatment for their son David, who died about nine hours after he was born prematurely. Defendants are members of the Followers of Christ Church. That church encourages its members to rely on God to heal sickness...

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