State v. Twitty

Defendant appeals his conviction for murder, ORS 163.115, assigning eight errors. We affirm the conviction but reverse and remand as to certain costs assessed against defendant.

Defendant’s first assignment is that the trial court erred in permitting him to waive his right to counsel and to represent himself at trial, because the court mistakenly advised him that imposition of a 10-year minimum sentence would not be mandatory if he were convicted of murder.

Article I, section 11, of the Oregon Constitution provides that “[i]n all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall have the right * * * to…