State v. Dashel

pro tempore

Defendant appeals his sentence after he was convicted of murder. ORS 163.115. The state argues that the court imposed an indeterminate life sentence, and that defendant did not object to the departure findings. The state contends, therefore, that we may not review defendant’s sentence of life imprisonment. State v. Farmer, 317 Or 220, 856 P2d 623 (1993).

The state argues that the life imprisonment was supported by departure findings. We do not agree that life imprisonment here was a departure sentence. See State v. Hostetter, 125 Or App 491, 865 P2d 485 (1993). The court’s reliance…