Opinion
CF90-0491; CA A68267
Argued and submitted March 31, 1992
Convictions affirmed; remanded for resentencing September 30, 1992
Appeal from Circuit Court, Umatilla County.
Richard J. Courson, Judge pro tempore.
Irene B. Taylor, Deputy Public Defender, Salem, argued the cause for appellant. With her on the brief was Sally L. Avera, Public Defender, Salem.
Timothy A. Sylwester, Assistant Attorney General, Salem, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Charles S. Crookham, Attorney General, and Virginia L. Linder, Solicitor General, Salem.
Before Warren, Presiding Judge, and Riggs and Edmonds, Judges.
PER CURIAM
Convictions affirmed; remanded for resentencing.
After a trial to the court, defendant was convicted of two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor and two counts of burglary in the first degree. ORS 163.435; ORS 164.225. The trial court refused to apply the sentencing guidelines, because he believed that they violate the Oregon Constitution. He sentenced defendant to 10 years imprisonment with a mandatory minimum of 2 years.
The state concedes that the trial court erred in failing to apply the guidelines, see State v. Spinney, 109 Or. App. 573, 820 P.2d 854 (1991); see also State v. Christman, 115 Or. App. 364, 838 P.2d 1087 (1992), but argues that we should not reach the question, because defendant did not preserve it. Defendant did not timely object, but the error is apparent on the face of the record and we review it pursuant to ORS 138.222. ORAP 5.45(2); State v. Brown, 310 Or. 347, 355, 800 P.2d 259 (1990).
We accept the state's concession that the sentencing was in error.
Convictions affirmed; remanded for resentencing.