STATE v. CARLTON

(CC 10CR0836; SC S063917).

388 P.3d 1093 (2017)

361 Or. 29

STATE of Oregon, Respondent on Review, v. Donovan Robert CARLTON, aka Norman Spencer, Petitioner on Review.

Supreme Court of Oregon, En Banc.

February 9, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ingrid A. MacFarlane , Chief Deputy Defender, Salem, argued the cause and filed the brief for petitioner on review. Also on the brief was Ernest G. Lannet , Chief Defender, Office of Public Defense Services.

Robert M. Wilsey , Assistant Attorney General, Salem, argued the cause and filed the brief for respondent on review. Also on the brief were Ellen F. Rosenblum , Attorney General, and Benjamin Gutman , Solicitor General.


The issue in this criminal case is whether defendant's previous convictions under a California criminal statute were for "comparable offenses" to a qualifying Oregon offense under ORS 137.719(3)(b)(B),1 for purposes of the imposition of life sentences on his current...

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