State v. Hamilton

Defendant petitions for review of a Court of Appeals decision affirming his convictions and sentences for, among other crimes, multiple counts of robbery in the first and second degrees. The Court of Appeals affirmed, citing its decision in State v. Williams, 229 Or App 79, 209 P3d 842, rev den, 347 Or 44 (2009) in which it concluded that robbery is a crime against a person and that those against whom a defendant uses physical force or whom a defendant threatens in the course of a robbery are “victims” of that robbery, justifying multiple convictions and sentences. State v. Hamilton, 229 Or…