State v. Gilligan

Defendant, pursuant to a plea of guilty, was convicted by the court of Sexual Abuse in the First Degree, a Class C felony, ORS 163.425, on November 16, 1973. He appeals from the resulting judgment. A chronological statement of the facts is necessary to an understanding of the issues.

On November 28, 1973, an order was entered suspending the imposition of sentence and placing the defendant on probation for five years "on the condition that he remain in custody pending the results of the civil hearing concerning a sexually dangerous offender’s commitment. This court specifically reserves the…