State v. Bowden

Defendant appeals a judgment revoking his probation based on two subsequent juvenile adjudications and imposing a presumptive sentence. He contends that the mandatory revocation of probation under ORS 137.712(5) applies only to persons who commit new crimes and, because a juvenile adjudication is not a conviction of a crime, the revocation was in error. Because this case presents a matter of statutory construction, we review for errors of law, Holbrook v. Precision Helicopters, Inc., 162 Or App 538, 541, 986 P2d 646, rev den, 329 Or 527 (1999). We affirm.

The facts are undisputed. When…