State v. Wolff

Defendant appeals his sentence for hindering prosecution. ORS 162.325. He contends that the trial court erred when it imposed an upward dispositional departure sentence. “We review to determine whether the court’s findings of fact and reasons justifying the departure are supported by the evidence in the record and constitute substantial and compelling reasons to depart as a matter of law. ORS 138.222(3)[.]” State v. Watkins, 146 Or App 338, 340, 932 P2d 107, rev den 325 Or 438 (1997); see also State v. Wilson, 111 Or App 147, 151, 826 P2d 1010 (1992) (“[W]e review the explanation of why the…