Oregon · Oregon Revised Statutes — Oregon Criminal Code (Ch. 161–167)
ORS (Criminal Code) § 163.175: (1)(a) or (b), and the victim is under 14 years of age; or (c) By abuse when a person, recklessly under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life, causes the death of a child under 14 years of age or a dependent person, as defined in ORS 163.205, and: (A) The person h
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This statute defines murder in the second degree, including causing death of a child under 14 or dependent person through abuse, recklessness, or during certain crimes. Conviction requires life imprisonment with a minimum 25-year sentence.
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