Criminal homicide
Source:
Section 163.005 — Criminal homicide, https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors163.html
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Notes of Decisions
Where defendant is charged with felony murder, culpable mental state for criminal homicide is established by commission of or attempt to commit predicate felony. State v. Blair, 230 Or App 36, 214 P3d 47 (2009), aff’d 348 Or 72, 228 P3d 564 (2010)
For purposes of criminal homicide, to “cause” death of another human refers to factual cause, not legal cause or proximate cause. State v. Turnidge, 359 Or 364, 374 P3d 853 (2016); State v. Fruitts, 290 Or App 222, 414 P3d 881 (2018), Sup Ct review denied
Law Review Citations
51 OLR 590 (1972); 10 WLJ 156 (1974)