State v. Leathers

Defendant was convicted in Harney County of the crime of assault, a misdemeanor. He was sentenced to 60 days in the Multnomah County jail, to be served on weekends, and a $1,000 fine was imposed plus costs. The trial court sentenced him to serve his incarceration in Multnomah County because defendant was a resident of that county and operated a business there. The court was concerned that defendant’s business would suffer unduly if defendant was incarcerated 60 consecutive days and, even if the sentence was served on weekends in Harney County, it would still suffer because defendant would use…