State v. Ragghianti

We granted the petition for review because we believed the case contained an important issue of statutory construction. 5 Or App 498 (1971). We now conclude that the defendant is not entitled to raise that issue, and the petition is dismissed.

The defendant was convicted of three counts of possessing three different narcotics, all at the same time and place. The defendant received a separate sentence for each conviction. He now contends that the possession of several different narcotics at the same time and place constitutes but one crime, for which there can be only one sentence.

The petition…