State v. Warren

Defendant was sentenced to death following his plea of guilty to two charges of murder. The Public Defender, purporting to act on defendant’s behalf, filed notices of appeal from defendant’s convictions in this court. Defendant, appearing pro se, has filed numerous documents which we treat collectively as a motion to dismiss, which we grant, albeit not on a ground he specifically urges.

ORS 2.516 provides:

"Except where original jurisdiction is conferred on the Supreme Court by the Constitution of Oregon or by statute, the Court of Appeals shall have exclusive jurisdiction of all appeals.”

We…