STATE v. ZAMORA-SKAAR

A171855.

480 P.3d 1034 (2020)

308 Or. App. 337

STATE of Oregon, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Carlos E. ZAMORA-SKAAR, aka Carlos Enrique Zamora-Skaar, Defendant-Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

December 30, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carson L. Whitehead , Assistant Attorney General, argued the cause for appellant. Also on the briefs were Ellen F. Rosenblum , Attorney General, and Benjamin Gutman , Solicitor General.

Laura Graser , Portland, argued the cause and filed the brief for respondent.

Before DeVore, Presiding Judge, and DeHoog, Judge, and Hadlock, Judge pro tempore.


When a trial court finds that a defendant in a criminal case "lacks fitness to proceed," the criminal proceeding must be suspended. ORS 161.370(2)(a). The court then determines what will happen next. One option available to the court is committing the defendant to the Oregon State Hospital (OSH) for treatment so the defendant...

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