STATE v. COTAN

A174032.

506 P.3d 1184 (2022)

317 Or. App. 586

STATE of Oregon, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Ruben COTAN, aka Rueben Cotan, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

February 16, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter G. Klym , Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant. Also on the briefs was Ernest G. Lannet , Chief Defender, Criminal Appellate Section, Office of Public Defense Services.

Mark G. Seepe, Jr. , Assistant Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent. On the brief were Ellen F. Rosenblum , Attorney General, Benjamin Gutman , Solicitor General, and Colm Moore , Assistant Attorney General.

Before Tookey, Presiding Judge, and Aoyagi, Judge, and Armstrong, Senior Judge.


Defendant was charged with, among other things, two counts of identity theft (Counts 4 and 5). Those counts were tried to the court, which found defendant guilty on both counts. At sentencing, as relevant here, the guilty verdicts for Counts 4 and 5 were merged, with a conviction entered on Count 4. On appeal, defendant assigns error...

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