State v. McCormick

Defendant was convicted of murder and was sentenced to life imprisonment with a 15-year minimum under ORS 144.110, and a separate 15-year minimum, apparently under the dangerous offender law, ORS 161.725 to 161.735, in conjunction with ORS 144.110 to run concurrently with the other minimum sentence; he was also ordered to pay $5,000 in costs within five years after the date of his parole, the rate of repayment to be determined by the Parole Board. ORS 161.665. On appeal, he challenges the trial court’s instructions on the affirmative defense of extreme emotional disturbance, the imposition of…