State v. Carlton

The issue in this criminal case is whether defendant’s previous convictions under a California criminal statute were for “comparable offenses” to a qualifying Oregon offense under ORS 137.719 (SXbXB), 1 for purposes of the imposition of life sentences on his current convictions for the Oregon offense of first-degree sexual abuse. 2 The trial court imposed life sentences for defendant’s current offenses after concluding that they were comparable to defendant’s prior California offenses, and the Court of Appeals affirmed. State v. Carlton, 275 Or App 60, 364 P3d 347 (2015). Because we conclude…