State v. Houck

Defendant appeals from an eight-year sentence of imprisonment which followed a plea of guilty to illegal sale of a dangerous drug. Former ORS 475.100. The maximum sentence to which the defendant could have been subjected was 10 years. He petitioned for probation, asserting that he has had a change of attitude and that no purpose would be served by his incarceration. The sentencing court considered a presentence report which we do not have before us. However, the record before us shows that defendant is now serving a two-year, six-month federal sentence for smuggling narcotics and that he has…