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State v. Lyon

Citations

  • 672 P.2d 1358
  • 65 Or. App. 790
  • 1983 Ore. App. LEXIS 3942

How courts have described this case

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  • upholding the constitutionality of shifting the burden of proving EED to the defendant
  • by statute, it is an affirmative defense to a charge of murder that, at the time of the homicide, the defendant was under the influence of an extreme emotional disturbance
  • “The Oregon Constitution has no Due Process Clause. It has been said that ‘when Oregon lawyers and judges invoke due process . . ., they are in the area of federal law.’” (alteration in Lyon

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Judges: Buttler, Warren, Rossman

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