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Or. Rev. Stat. § 162.345 (2026)

Defenses for hindering or compounding limited

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      162.345 Defenses for hindering or compounding limited. It is no defense to a prosecution for hindering prosecution or compounding that the principal offender is not apprehended, prosecuted, convicted or punished. [1971 c.743 §209]

 

      162.350 [Amended by 1955 c.660 §22; repealed by 1961 c.649 §9]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2004–2009 · leading case: State v. McCullough, 220 P.3d 1182 (Or. 2009).
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State v. McCullough, 220 P.3d 1182 (Or. 2009). · cites it 2× “” ORS 162.345. Hindering prosecution is unlawful if the crime is punisha&Ze — i.”
State Ex Rel. Juv. Dept. v. Fitch, 84 P.3d 190 (Or. Ct. App. 2004). “A related statute, ORS 162.345, declares that "[i]t is no defense to a prosecution for hindering prosecution * * * that the principal offender is not apprehended, prosecuted, convicted or punished.”
State ex rel. Juv. Dep't v. Fitch, 84 P.3d 190 (Or. Ct. App. 2004). “A related statute, ORS 162.345, declares that “[i]t is no defense to a prosecution for hindering prosecution * * * that the principal offender is not apprehended, prosecuted, convicted or punished.”
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