Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt and his Justice Integrity Unit are scheduled to urge a judge on Monday to either lower or set aside charges for eight individuals, some of whom have been convicted of robbery, violent assault, or murder, just days before he leaves office.
Senate Bill 819, which was passed by state lawmakers in 2021, permits a district attorney and a convicted individual to jointly request that a judge reconsider a conviction or lower a jail term. A court has the authority to shorten a person’s sentence, drop a conviction entirely, or convert a felony to a misdemeanor.
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