State v. Ysasaga

Defendant appeals his convictions for rape in the first degree, ORS 163.375, burglary in the first degree, ORS 164.225, and attempted assault in the second degree, ORS 163.175; ORS 161.405(1). He assigns error to the admission of evidence of a prior assault conviction and the denial of a demurrer challenging the mandatory minimum sentencing provisions of Ballot Measure 11. We affirm.

At the time of the incident underlying defendant’s convictions, defendant and the victim had an on-going relationship and had had a child together. Defendant previously had been convicted of assaulting the victim,…