Walton v. Thompson

Petitioner appeals from the trial court’s denial of his petition for post-conviction relief, asserting that the trial court erred in its disposition of various claims. We write only to address petitioner’s assertion that the trial court erred in rejecting his claim that his consecutive sentences on two counts of aggravated murder were unlawful under State v. Barrett, 331 Or 27, 10 P3d 901 (2000). For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

Petitioner was convicted in 1988 of two counts of aggravated murder, one count of felony murder, and one count of robbery and was sentenced to death. Both…