State v. Watkins

Defendant appeals a judgment of conviction for one count of attempted aggravated murder, ORS 163.095 (2003), amended by Or Laws 2005, ch 264, § 17; seven counts of assault in the second degree, ORS 163.175 (2003), amended by Or Laws 2005, ch 22, § 110; one count of assaulting a public safety officer, ORS 163.208; one count of unlawful possession of a weapon by a prison inmate, ORS 166.275; and one count of unlawful use of a weapon, ORS 166.220 (2003), amended by Or Laws 2009, ch 556, § 5. Defendant contends that the trial court erred by failing to merge the guilty verdicts on the seven counts…