Oregon Supreme Court

State v. Meiser

March 22, 2022369 Or. 347

Summary

The Oregon Supreme Court held that ORS 161.295 does not require a defendant to prove that a co‑occurring personality disorder played no causal role in the lack of substantial capacity, reversing the Court of Appeals' "sole cause" test and remanding for further proceedings on the remaining elements of the guilty‑except‑for‑insanity defense.