State v. Rohrs

FILED: FEBRUARY 14, 2002

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON

STATE OF OREGON,

Petitioner on Review,

v.

ROBERT JAMES ROHRS, SR.,

Respondent on Review.

(CC TC96-15055; CA A97743; SC S46152)

On review from the Court of Appeals.*

Argued and submitted January 6, 2000.

Jonathan H. Fussner, Assistant Attorney General, Salem, argued the cause for petitioner on review. With him on the brief were Hardy Myers, Attorney General, and Michael D. Reynolds, Solicitor General.

John Henry Hingson III, Oregon City, argued the cause and filed the brief for respondent on review.

Before Carson, Chief Justice, and Gillette, Durham, and Leeson, Justices.**

MEMORANDUM OPINION

The decision of the Court of Appeals is affirmed by an equally divided court.

*Appeal from Clackamas County District Court, Deanne L. Darling, Judge. 157 Or App 494, 970 P2d 262 (1998).

**Van Hoomissen, J., retired December 31, 2000, and did not participate in the decision of this case; Kulongoski, J., resigned June 14, 2001, and did not participate in the consideration or decision of this case; Riggs, De Muniz, and Balmer, JJ., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this case.