Chris O

Public Defender/Offender.

Freedom is a pure idea. It occurs spontaneously and without instruction.

[Chris O @ChristopOConnor]

"It wasn’t just an attack, as far as Austin was concerned, but a murderous act of betrayal, one that shattered everything he thought he knew about the deep bond between man and pig."

https://t.co/4ZptiSNimo

[Rachel Philips @rachelbusygrl]

Data taken directly from the Multnomah County DA website: https://t.co/l87NOotsYV
So far I haven't found a dashboard that tracks ALL trials resulting in acquittals, but that would be helpful info too.
DA overcharging is a driving factor in the unrepresented crisis.
#orleg #orpol

[Rachel Philips @rachelbusygrl]

Multnomah DA dismissals:
Felony: In 2025 Q4 there were 73 issued cases dismissed*. The average time to dismissal for those 73 cases was 236 days*.
Misdemeanor: In 2025 Q4 there were 202 issued cases dismissed*. The average time to dismissal for those 202 cases was 214 days*.

[Chris O @ChristopOConnor]

@rachelbusygrl Why doesn't OPDC insure/indemnify the contractors themselves? Presumably they have vetted the attorneys, offered needed training, and the attorneys meet their strict standards to be qualified to handle certain types of cases?

[Rachel Philips @rachelbusygrl]

Requiring attorneys who are already complying with the Oregon Bar with PLF insurance - to pay for additional liability insurance to take court-appointed cases is dumb. They are already renting offices & paying healthcare & retirement while OPDS gets all of that +PERS. #orpol

[Adam Steinbaugh @adamsteinbaugh]

Exhibit A on my opposed motion for an extension of time

[Chris O @ChristopOConnor]

https://t.co/Evbu9K3Fd6

[Eric Lee @EricLeeAtty]

Live: Major demonstration by detainees at Dilley Family Detention Ctr! I was just kicked put from atty visit. Hundreds chanting what sounds like "let us out! Let us out!"

[Keith Edwards @keithedwards]

Ron DeSantis defends Renee Good

[Walter Masterson @waltermasterson]

My daughter came back from school and told us she learned that George Washington owned slaves.

Do liberals think this an appropriate lesson for a 2nd year law school student?

[Rachel Philips @rachelbusygrl]

Oregon Public Defense Commission Thinks You Can Argue A Murder Case In The Time It Takes To Watch The First Season Of ‘Game Of Thrones’

About 11 hours, by the way.
#orleg #orpol https://t.co/lzQbis9Omm

[Rachel Philips @rachelbusygrl]

Remember this case where a DA chose to file a criminal case against a middle schooler for damaging an already damaged ceiling tile at school? And a judge found criminal intent existed?
Court of Appeals reversed a similar kind of case today involving a kid acting like a kid.

[Governor Newsom Press Office @GovPressOffice]

Vete a la chingada

[Rachel Philips @rachelbusygrl]

The answer to the unrepresented crisis is to look at how DA overcharging & an inability to assess cases is causing the unrepresented numbers to keep rising. @MotionKingOR has a good 🧵on this:
#orleg #orpol
https://t.co/oELwApxzam

[Rachel Philips @rachelbusygrl]

Here's a felony case that took 100s of hours for trial court & 100s more on appeal for the Oregon Court of Appeals to reverse the conviction of disabled Oregon woman chased by cops on her mobility scooter:
DA shouldn't have proceeded on case.
#orleg #orpol
https://t.co/m8SXQN6Z96

[Ryan Scott @MotionKingOR]

@rachelbusygrl I suspect the public at large doesn't appreciate how much discretion there is in deciding whether to bring charges. They think the number of charges is almost beyond the DA's control. A crime is committed, therefore a charge is filed. In reality, though, . . .

[Rachel Philips @rachelbusygrl]

"The math is what it is - we need more public defenders, we need to pay them at a market rate with a workload that doesn’t drive them out of the system." - Peter Buckley
#orpol #orleg
https://t.co/b1HPYDI51m

[Chris O @ChristopOConnor]

@MotionKingOR @maxoregonian Same judge getting reversed (DOJ concession) in June, 2024:

https://t.co/VdZd5mQl3y

And also a concession in May 2024:

https://t.co/B2NmGpbAfY

and another in 2018:
https://t.co/7ugYUhy0nV

And here is a very weird Theft 3 case:
https://t.co/zCCgFCg7UP

[Rachel Philips @rachelbusygrl]

@maxoregonian And here's your reporting on the 2021 Court of Appeals reversal of the same judge for another case that should not have gone forward:
https://t.co/m8SXQN7wYE

[Ryan Scott @MotionKingOR]

@maxoregonian Thank you for posting this. The entire opinion is worth reading (it's only three pages). It took years for this case to resolve, with what were probably 100s of hours of resources. It should be Exhibit A that a big cause of the indigent defense crisis is overcharging.

[Rachel Philips @rachelbusygrl]

From today’s Oregon Court of Appeals decisions, a reversal of a juvenile adjudication in Curry County, where the DA’s office prosecuted a youth for Criminal Mischief 3 for messing with a ceiling tile in a middle school bathroom. What a waste of time & money:
#orleg #orpol