Legal Opinion
State v. Nail
Oregon Supreme Court
Decided November 17, 1987No. TC 86-2107, 86-2183; CA A43294; SC S34234PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLent, J.
The issue in this case is whether the circuit court had power to impose consecutive terms of imprisonment for two felonies committed by defendant as part of the same transaction, which occurred November 17, 1986. We hold that the court had that power. The resolution of the issue has been from the start obvious, and we did not allow review with any doubt whatsoever that the court had authority to impose consecutive terms of imprisonment.
As the Deputy Public Defender acknowledged during oral argument, the petition for review filed by the Public Defender 1 in this case is “an exhaustion of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Whalen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Ross v. MoffittSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- State v. JonesOregon Supreme Court · 1968
- State v. SisneyOregon Supreme Court · 1968
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