State v. David

Defendant appeals from a sentence of 30 years’ imprisonment imposed under the dangerous offender statute, ORS 161.725, contending that the court had no jurisdiction to impose the sentence.

Defendant was convicted of manslaughter, and was sentenced to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 10 years. The court found defendant to be a dangerous offender, and imposed an additional 20-year sentence to be served consecutively. As the dangerous offender statute does not provide for a separate penalty, but, instead, authorizes a sentence in lieu of the sentence authorized for a particular crime, this…