State v. Jackson

Defendants are juveniles who were convicted of crimes described in the mandatory sentencing provisions of Ballot Measure 11 (Measure 11), which the voters adopted at the 1994 general election. Or Laws 1995, ch 2, codified at ORS 137.700 (amended by Or Laws 1995, ch 421, § 1; Or Laws 1995, ch 422, § 47). They were sentenced in accordance with its provisions. On appeal, defendants challenge the applicability of Measure 11 to them on a number of statutory and constitutional grounds. We affirm.

Section 1 of Measure 11 provides, in part:

“(1) When a person is convicted of one of the offenses listed…