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Jury Finds Daniel Bluestein Guilty Of Rape In Re-Trial Of 2006 Case -07/01/24

Jury Finds Daniel Bluestein Guilty of Rape in Re-Trial of 2006 Case

Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt today announced that a Multnomah County jury delivered a guilty verdict for Daniel W. Bluestein, 49, for sexually assaulting a woman in July 2006. 

The case was originally tried in 2007 with the jury delivering an 11-1 guilty verdict on one count of Rape in the First Degree, one count of Sodomy in the First Degree, and one count of Sexual Abuse in the First Degree. On May 9, 2007, Judge Cheryl Albrecht sentenced Bluestein to 140 months in prison, which he has served. 

Based on the Oregon Supreme Court’s ruling in Watkins v. Ackley, which found non-unanimous jury verdicts to be unconstitutional, Bluestein filed a petition seeking post-conviction relief. The Court accepted the petition, thereby vacating Bluestein’s convictions and remanding the case back to Multnomah County Circuit Court for further proceedings.   

Deputy District Attorney Ryan Solomon took over the prosecution for the state. A new trial took place in front of Senior Judge Roxanne Osborne from June 24 to July 1, 2024. The 12-person jury delivered a unanimous guilty verdict on all three charges on July 1, 2024. Sentencing is scheduled for August 16.

The DA’s Office thanks the Portland Police Bureau officers and detectives who assisted with this case.

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