State v. Kambra

On January 7, 1987, defendant was stopped and issued two citations, one for felony driving while suspended (DWS) and the other for driving with “switched license plates.” ORS 811.175; ORS 803.540(l)(d). He was indicted on January 27 for felony DWS. On January 30, he pled guilty to driving with switched plates. Thereafter, he moved to dismiss the felony DWS charge on the ground of former jeopardy. The trial court denied defendant’s motion, and he was convicted on stipulated facts. The issue on appeal is whether prosecution for the crime of DWS is barred by defendant’s plea of guilty for…