State v. Farnham

Summary

The Oregon Court of Appeals dismissed as moot Michael Daniel Farnham’s appeal concerning the length of a driver’s license suspension imposed after his convictions for felony fleeing or attempting to elude, misdemeanor unlawful possession of methamphetamine, and misdemeanor driving while suspended or revoked. The court also declined to exercise discretionary review of the moot issue because the same argument had previously been rejected in State v. Farnham, 341 Or App 787 (2025).

Holdings

1. The appeal was moot because more than one year had elapsed since defendant's driver's license was revoked.
2. Even assuming the statutory prerequisites for review of a moot issue were satisfied, the court declined to exercise its discretion because the same legal issue had already been resolved in State v. Farnham.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the appeal challenging the duration of defendant's driver's-license revocation was moot after the one-year revocation period expired.
2. Whether the court should exercise its discretion under ORS 14.175 to review the otherwise moot issue even though the same legal issue had already been resolved in State v. Farnham.

Disposition

dismissed