A district attorney shall appoint deputies. A deputy district attorney shall have the same qualifications as the district attorney, and subject to the direction of the district attorney, has the same functions as the district attorney.
ORS 8.780
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case State v. Coleman (1994)
Most recently applied in State v. Gray (July 2022)
Amended by 1961 c.586 §5
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