Oregon Revised Statutes
Or. Rev. Stat. § 135.125 (2026)
Examination of defendant’s witnesses
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135.125 Examination of defendant’s witnesses. After the waiver of the defendant to make a statement or after the defendant has made it, the witnesses of the defendant, if the defendant produces any, shall be sworn and examined. [Formerly 133.720]
135.130 [Repealed by 1973 c.836 §358]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1996–1997 · leading case: State v. Cookman, 920 P.2d 1086 (Or. 1996).
State v. Cookman, 920 P.2d 1086 (Or. 1996). “In 1989, the legislature amended ORS 135.125 to lengthen the period of limitations for certain felonies, including the ones for which defendant was indicted, to six years from the time the crime was committed, if the victim was less than 18 at the time of the crime.”
State v. Sharp, 949 P.2d 1230 (Or. Ct. App. 1997). “2 Defendant appeals, arguing that the 1991 amendments to ORS 135.125 reduced the relevant statute of limitation to three years, so that the trial court erred in overruling his demurrer.”
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