State v. Ceballos

Defendant appeals a judgment of conviction for delivery of a controlled substance. ORS 475.992(l)(b). He contends that the trial court erred in imposing a departure sentence without explaining its reasons and in basing the departure on a finding of persistent involvement in similar offenses that were committed after the crime for which he was being sentenced. The state contends that the court adequately explained the reasons for its departure sentence and that nothing in the law precludes a sentencing court from considering acts committed after the crime for which defendant was being…