State v. Langdon

The issue in this criminal case is whether consecutive sentences imposed under Ballot Measure 11, adopted by the people in 1994, Or Laws 1995, ch 2, § 1, are subject to the limitation on incarceration terms prescribed by the Oregon Felony Sentencing Guidelines (sentencing guidelines). The Court of Appeals concluded that Measure 11 sentences are not subject to those limitations. State v. Langdon, 151 Or App 640, 950 P2d 410 (1997). For the reasons that follow, we agree. We therefore affirm the decision of the Court of Appeals.

I. INTRODUCTION

We begin by reviewing the statutes upon which…