BRIEFLY.Byline: The Register-Guard Appeals court upholds Magana convictions The Oregon Court of Appeals The Oregon Court of Appeals is the state intermediate appellate court in the U.S. state of Oregon. Except for death penalty cases, which are reserved to the Oregon Supreme Court, and tax court cases, it has jurisdiction to hear all civil and criminal appeals from circuit courts, on Wednesday upheld the conviction and 94-year prison term of former Eugene police officer Roger Eugene Magana, convicted in 2004 on 42 counts, including rape, kidnapping kidnapping, in law, the taking away of a person by force, threat, or deceit, with intent to cause him to be detained against his will. Kidnapping may be done for ransom or for political or other purposes. , sodomy sodomy Noncoital carnal copulation. Sodomy is a crime in some jurisdictions. Some sodomy laws, particularly in Middle Eastern countries and those jurisdictions observing Shari'ah law, provide penalties as severe as life imprisonment for homosexual intercourse, even if the and sexual assault. Magana, who maintained his innocence and berated his victims and former colleagues during his sentencing hearing, challenged the convictions on a half-dozen legal grounds. The appeals court rejected each claim. Among other things, Magana attacked the indictment indictment (ĭndīt`mənt), in criminal law, formal written accusation naming specific persons and crimes. Persons suspected of crime may be rendered liable to trial by indictment, by presentment, or by information. as too vague to allow him to prepare an adequate defense. He also challenged trial tactics of the prosecutor and the use of his cell phone records as evidence linking him to some of the dozen victims in the case. Magana is in protective custody An arrangement whereby a person is safeguarded by law enforcement authorities in a location other than the person's home because his or her safety is seriously threatened. out of state. His location is not being disclosed, Department of Corrections spokeswoman Perrin Damon said. - From Register-Guard and news service reports |
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