Oregon Supreme Court· 5/31/2013

State v. Newman

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353 Or. 632
302 P.3d 435
2013 WL 2370589
2013 Ore. LEXIS 386

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discussing Model Penal Code and Commentary section 2.01 with regard to voluntary act requirement in ORS 161.095(1)
referring to dictionary definition of \conscious\ and concluding \[t]hat definition associates consciousness with a wakeful state and implies that a person in a state of sleep cannot execute a conscious action\
referring to dictionary definition of “conscious” and concluding “[t]hat definition associates consciousness with a wakeful state and implies that a person in a state of sleep cannot execute a conscious action”
resorting to dictionary definition for guidance in interpreting a “word of common usage”
referring to dictionary definition of \conscious\ and concluding \[t]hat definition associates consciousness with a wakeful state and implies that a person in a state of sleep cannot execute a conscious action\
“We have recognized that ‘conscious’ as used in ORS 161.085(2) is a word of common usage. Accordingly, we turn to the dictionary for further guidance * * *.” (Citation omitted.)

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Judges: Baldwin, Balmer, Kistler, Landau, Linder, Walters

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