State v. Sturgeon

Defendant was convicted after a jury trial of fourth-degree assault constituting domestic violence (Count 1), ORS 163.160; ORS 132.586, and harassment (Count 2), ORS 166.065. He was sentenced to probation and ordered to pay, among other amounts, $610 in attorney fees. On appeal, he raises two assignments of error, neither of which he preserved. See ORAP 5.45(1) (although appellate court generally will not review unpreserved claims of error, we may consider “plain error” — that is, “an error of law apparent on the record” — if certain conditions are satisfied).

In his first assignment of error,…