State v. Loyer

This case requires us to examine (once again) the scope of an appellate court’s review of a conviction entered after a defendant’s plea of guilty. We address ORS 138.050, 1 predecessor versions of which we have held limit our review of convictions based on a guilty or a no contest plea to the grounds specified in the statute. State v. Jairl, 229 Or 533, 541-42, 368 P2d 323 (1962). 2

Defendant pleaded guilty to assault in the third degree and attempted kidnapping in the second degree. The trial judge ordered a psychiatric examination of defendant preparatory to considering sentencing under the…