State v. Wright

Defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction on two counts each of manufacturing, delivery, and possession of a controlled substance, making multiple assignments of error. We write solely to address defendant’s argument that the trial court erred in failing to merge the pairs of convictions for manufacturing (counts 1 and 2), delivery (counts 3 and 4), and possession (counts 5 and 6) of a controlled substance.

Defendant was indicted on six counts of violating ORS 475.992, which declares unlawful the manufacture, delivery, and possession of marijuana, a Schedule I controlled substance. Each…