OREGON CAPITAL RESOURCE CENTER Jeffrey Ellis, Director
621 SW Morrison Street, Ste 1025 Portland, OR 97205 206/218-7076 (c) JeffreyErwinEllis@gmail.com
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Oregon Capital Resource Center
The Oregon Capital Resource Center is dedicated to facilitating and coordinating high quality legal representation in death penalty cases in Oregon.
The Center serves as a resource, advocacy, and training center for attorneys, mitigation specialists, and investigators representing capital clients in pre-trial, trial, and post-conviction death penalty cases, and provides direct representation in capital cases. The Center is available for consultation and to provide assistance in every capitally charged felony case and case in which a death sentence has been returned.
In addition to providing assistance to counsel, the office provides the following specific services and resources:
Pre-Trial Investigation and Planning for Both Guilt and Sentencing Phases, and Preparing for Post-Conviction Cases, including:
Theory & Theme and Litigation Strategy Development
Mitigation Investigation Planning
Forensic Fact Investigation Planning
Mental Health Evaluation Planning
Expert Referral Service
Making the Record to Obtain Appropriate Funding and Time
Assisting with Client Relations Issues
Assisting with Developing Settlement Strategies
Pre-Trial and Post-Conviction Pleadings, including:
Coordinating a Motions and Pleading Bank
Tracking New Legal Developments for Capital Cases
Assistance at Trial and Post-Conviction, including:
Assisting with Life-Qualification Voir Dire
Entering Cases to Assist in Litigating Particular Issues
Providing Model Jury Instructions
Training, including:
Maintaining a Library of Resource Materials Useful to Defense Counsel and Mitigation Specialists
Planning Capital Defense CLE Programs in Conjunction with OCDLA
Update National Capital Defense Training Program and Seminar Listings
