State v. Rice

*104ROSSMAN, J.

Defendant pled guilty to seven counts of negotiating a bad check, a Class A misdemeanor. ORS 165.065.1 The checks were negotiated in December, 1989, for a total amount of $814.88. On each conviction, he was sentenced to 90 days in the county jail, with the sentences to be served consecutively. Because defendant pled guilty, our review is limited to whether his sentences exceed the maximum authorized by law or constitute cruel and unusual punishment. ORS 138.050(1).

Defendant argues that the sentences both individually and cumulatively violate the constitutional requirement of…