STATE v. SORTOR


499 P.2d 1370 (1972)

STATE of Oregon, Respondent, v. Richard Walter SORTOR, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Oregon, Department 1.

Decided August 10, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ken C. Hadley, Deputy Public Defender, Salem, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the brief was Gary D. Babcock, Public Defender, Salem.

Thomas H. Denney, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salem, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Lee Johnson, Atty. Gen., and John W. Osburn, Sol. Gen., Salem.

Before SCHWAB, C.J., and FORT and THORNTON, JJ.


FORT, Judge.

On February 19, 1967, two persons riding in the same car were killed in a motor accident. The defendant was the driver of the other car. He was separately indicted and convicted on two charges of negligent homicide in Coos County and was given a one-year sentence on each, one to run consecutively to the other.

On June 30, 1971, in a single indictment, he was charged in two counts with two offenses committed as part of the same transaction, namely...

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