State v. Hoover

After a bench trial, defendant was convicted of two counts of sexual abuse in the first degree and one count of first-degree sexual penetration, ORS lGS.dllflXb).1 On appeal, defendant does not contest his convictions for sexual abuse, but asserts that the trial court erred in denying his motion for judgment of acquittal on the count of sexual penetration (Count 2), and contends that the 300-month sentence imposed by the trial court for that conviction is disproportionate in violation of state and federal constitutional protections against cruel and unusual punishment. We affirm.

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