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State v. Wood

Oregon Court of Appeals
Jul 27, 1981
53 Or. App. 198 (Or. Ct. App. 1981)

Opinion

No. J80-0798, CA 18208

Argued and submitted November 10, 1980

Judgment of conviction affirmed as modified July 27, 1981

Appeal from Circuit Court, Douglas County.

Robert M. Stults, Judge.

Gary D. Babcock, Public Defender, Salem, argued the cause and filed the brief for appellant.

Thomas E. Denney, Assistant Attorney General, Salem, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were James M. Brown, Attorney General, John R. McCulloch, Jr., Solicitor General, and William F. Gary, Deputy Solicitor General, Salem.

Before Gillette, Presiding Judge, and Roberts, Judges, and Campbell, Judge Pro Tempore.

Joseph, C. J., vice, Campbell, Judge Pro Tempore.


GILLETTE, P. J.

Judgment of conviction affirmed as modified.


On March 8, 1980, defendant was indicted on one count of Murder, two counts of Robbery in the First Degree and one count of Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle. Pursuant to plea negotiations, defendant pled guilty to the Murder charge. The other charges were dismissed. The trial court's judgment and sentencing order provides, in pertinent part:

"* * * * *

"It is therefore, ordered and adjudged by the court that the said [defendant] be imprisoned in the Oregon State Corrections Division for an indeterminate period of time, but not to exceed a period of life with a mandatory minimum of 25 years as required by statute." (Emphasis supplied.)

While the sentence to life imprisonment is permissible, the emphasized portion of the judgment is a reference to a portion of ORS 163.115(5) which has been held unconstitutional by the Oregon Supreme Court in State v. Shumway, 291 Or. 153, 630 P.2d 796 (1981). The emphasized portion is therefore a nullity and should be disregarded by all agencies, including the Corrections Division and the Board of Parole, which have jurisdiction over the accused.

Judgment of conviction affirmed as modified.


Summaries of

State v. Wood

Oregon Court of Appeals
Jul 27, 1981
53 Or. App. 198 (Or. Ct. App. 1981)
Case details for

State v. Wood

Case Details

Full title:STATE OF OREGON, Respondent, v. EUGENE WOOD, Appellant

Court:Oregon Court of Appeals

Date published: Jul 27, 1981

Citations

53 Or. App. 198 (Or. Ct. App. 1981)
631 P.2d 799