State v. Harris

This case involves the use of prior juvenile delinquency adjudications to increase sentences for adult felony convictions under the Oregon Felony Sentencing Guidelines (guidelines). Under the guidelines, prior juvenile adjudications for person felonies, 1 like prior adult criminal convictions, increase a convicted defendant’s criminal history score, which, in turn, usually operates to increase the convicted defendant’s sentence. Unlike adult criminal trials, however, juvenile delinquency proceedings in Oregon are conducted without a jury.

On review, defendant first argues generally that,…