State v. Bussey

Defendant pleaded guilty to two charges which arose from events that occurred on June 9, 1977. The trial court sentenced the defendant to 20-year terms of imprisonment to be served concurrently. The court also ordered, pursuant to ORS 144.110(1), which took effect October 4, 1977, that the defendant should not be released on parole until he served a period of at least ten years’ imprisonment.

Defendant contends that ORS 144.110(1) is unconstitutional as applied because it increases the punishment that can be imposed for crimes after such crimes have been committed and is therefore an ex post…