Legal Opinion
State v. Jones
Oregon Supreme Court
Decided May 1, 1968PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSloan, J.
Defendant plead guilty to an information filed in Lane county, charging burglary within a dwelling. He was sentenced to a term of seven years to run consecutively with a previously imposed sentence for assault and armed robbery in Clackamas county. He appeals from the sentence claiming it is excessive. It is not. State v. Shannon, 1966, 242 Or 404, 409 P2d 911.
His second assignment involves the power of the court to enter a consecutive sentence. Prior to 1961, OHS 137.160 specifically provided for consecutive sentences.
“If the defendant is convicted of two or more crimes before judgment on…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- State v. FroemblingOregon Supreme Court · 1964
- State v. ShannonOregon Supreme Court · 1966
3Cited by52 opinions
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- State v. LawrenceIdaho Supreme Court · 1977
- State v. TannerCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 2006
- State v. TriceCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1997
- Roy Branch v. Hoyt C. Cupp, Superintendent Oregon State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
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