STATE v. WATKINS

No. C82-04-34651; CA A26213.

679 P.2d 882 (1984)

67 Or.App. 657

STATE of Oregon, Respondent, v. Loy Darwin WATKINS, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided April 11, 1984.

Reconsideration Denied May 11, 1984.

Review Denied June 5, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Daugirda, Deputy Public Defender, Salem, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the brief was Gary D. Babcock, Public Defender, Salem.

Stephen F. Peifer, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salem, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Dave Frohnmayer, Atty. Gen., and James E. Mountain, Jr., Sol. Gen., Salem.

Before BUTTLER, P.J., and WARREN and ROSSMAN, JJ.


ROSSMAN, Judge.

Defendant appeals his convictions for aggravated murder, ORS 163.095, murder, ORS 163.115, and burglary, ORS 164.225, all of which arose out of the same criminal episode, in which one person was killed. Defendant was sentenced to life in prison with a ten-year minimum term for murder and to life in prison with a 20-year minimum term for aggravated murder. The trial judge found that the burglary conviction merged into the other offenses.

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