STATE v. SPENCE

95P-3316; CA A90467.

932 P.2d 63 (1996)

145 Or. App. 496

STATE of Oregon, Respondent, v. Arthur Dekum SPENCE, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided December 31, 1996.

Review Denied April 22, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David C. Degner, Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the brief was Sally L. Avera, Public Defender.

Ann Kelley, Assistant Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent. With her on the brief were Theodore R. Kulongoski, Attorney General, and Virginia L. Linder, Solicitor General.

Before DEITS, P.J., and De MUNIZ and HASELTON, JJ.


De MUNIZ, Judge.

Defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction for robbery in the second degree. ORS 164.405. He assigns error to the trial court's denial of a mistrial based on the prosecutor's reference to "other crimes evidence" during opening statement, and argues that he was unconstitutionally sentenced under Ballot Measure 11, a voter initiative mandating minimum sentences for certain felonies. We affirm.

Defendant's conviction stems from a shop-lifting...

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