Byers v. Premo

Petitioner appeals a judgment denying his petition for post-conviction relief. He contends, among other things, that he did not receive in the criminal case that is the subject of this post-conviction proceeding the legal representation to which he was entitled under Article I, section 11, of the Oregon Constitution.1 We write to address only petitioner’s argument that his trial counsel provided constitutionally deficient representation to him in his criminal case by failing to tell him that the trial court could impose consecutive sentences based on petitioner’s stipulation to certain facts…