State v. Arnold

Defendant was convicted of second-degree robbery, ORS 164.405, and received a mandatory minimum sentence of 70 months’ imprisonment pursuant to ORS 137.700. On appeal, defendant asserts that the court erred in concluding that he was not eligible for a lesser sentence under ORS 137.712, which authorizes a trial court to impose a sentencing guidelines sentence of less than the mandatory minimum sentence otherwise required by ORS 137.700 in certain circumstances. In response, the state agrees in essence with defendant’s interpretation of ORS 137.712, but argues that defendant’s assignment of…