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Or. Rev. Stat. § 132.310

Inquiry into crimes; presentation to court

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      132.310 Inquiry into crimes; presentation to court. The grand jury shall retire into a private room and may inquire into crimes committed or triable in the county and present them to the court, either by presentment or indictment, as provided in ORS 132.310 to 132.390. [Amended by 1973 c.836 §45]

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Cited in 7 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1978–2025 · leading case: State v. Haji
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State v. Haji (2020) or · cites it 3× “The description of the grand jury’s duties and procedures is primarily con- tained within ORS 132.310 to 132.430. Notably, the joinder statute is not within that range of statutes, and none of those statutes ascribes to the grand jury the sole power to deter- mine whether…”
State v. Burleson (2007) or “]” ORS 132.310. “The grand jury may indict a person for a crime when it believes the person guilty thereof, whether such person has been held to answer for such crime or not.”
State v. Gilliland (1988) orctapp “Although the grand jury has authority to inquire into crimes, receive evidence, ORS 132.310, and issue indictments, the reality is that it acts upon matters presented by the district attorney and indicts on the basis of evidence submitted by, and usually only by, the district…”
State v. Wall (2025) or “” ORS 132.310 provides that grand juries “inquire into crimes.”
State v. Gherasim (1998) orctapp “060; ORS 132.310. However, the trial court allowed Kluth’s testimony and the admission of her notes under ORS 132.”
State v. Payzant (1978) orctapp · cites it 9× “” ORS 132.310 restricts grand jury indictments to crimes.”
State v. Wall (2025) or “” ORS 132.310 provides that grand juries “inquire into crimes.”
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