OAA Lauds Oregon Court of Appeals Decision to Uphold Just Sentence for Child Rape Offender

For Immediate Release: January 28, 2010

Salem, OR - Today, the Oregon Anti-Crime Alliance (OAA) applauded an Oregon Court of Appeals decision upholding a mandatory minimum prison sentence for the rape of a child under 12. In the State v. Shaw decision this week,the Court of Appeals held that a mandatory minimum 25-year prison term, known as Jessica’s Law, was constitutional as applied to the defendant in the case. Click here to read more.