State v. Stelljes

Defendant appeals his convictions and sentences in three criminal cases1 which, although they involve different issues, have been consolidated for appeal.2

At defendant’s first trial, he was convicted by a jury for being an ex-convict in possession of a firearm with threatened use, ORS 166.270(1); ORS 161.610, and menacing. ORS 163.190. The trial court merged the convictions for sentencing and sentenced defendant to five years in prison and, pursuant to ORS 161.610, imposed a five-year mandatory minimum for threatening to use a firearm during the commission of a felony. Defendant contends that…