STATE v. EVANS

(CC 19CR07787)(SC S068885).

522 P.3d 829 (2022)

370 Or. 579

STATE of Oregon, Petitioner on Review, v. Heather Dawn EVANS, Respondent on Review.

Supreme Court of Oregon, En Banc.

December 22, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stacy M. Chaffin , Assistant Attorney General, Salem, argued the cause and filed the briefs for petitioner on review. Also on the briefs were Ellen F. Rosenblum , Attorney General, and Benjamin Gutman , Solicitor General.

Peter G. Klym , Deputy Public Defender, Office of Public Defense Services, Salem, argued the cause and filed the brief for respondent on review. Also on the brief was Ernest G. Lannet , Chief Defender.


In this case, we again consider the crime of initiating a false report, an offense committed when a person "knowingly initiates a false alarm or report that is transmitted to a fire department, law enforcement agency or other organization that deals with emergencies involving danger to life or property." ORS 162.375(1). The trial court...

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