Opinion ID: 835638
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Heading: Defendant's Motion to Subpoena Jury Pool Materials

Text: On March 20, 2001, defendant filed a motion asking the trial court to issue subpoenas duces tecum to the Washington County Trial Court Administrator and the State Court Administrator, directing those officers to produce a lengthy list of documents and records  virtually everything produced, utilized, or collected by the state and Washington County that pertained to jury selection. A supporting memorandum set out the reasons for the subpoena, i.e., to obtain information needed to determine whether the jury panel for defendant's case met the fair cross-section requirement of ORS 10.215(1) and the impartial jury requirements of the Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution and Article I, section 11, of the Oregon Constitution. The trial court denied the motion, but suggested to defendant that it might change its mind if presented with some preliminary factual showing that the method of selecting the jury pool is or was constitutionally suspect. Defendant challenges that denial. We have considered defendant's arguments and concluded that they are either not well taken or are unpreserved. None merits discussion here.