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State v. Smith

Citations

  • 629 P.2d 420
  • 52 Or. App. 681
  • 1981 Ore. App. LEXIS 2584

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  • trial court refused to recommend a special deferred sentence for the defendant noting that the judge ordinarily granted such consideration to defendants who pleaded guilty
  • error for trial court to base its sentence “on the fact that the court reserved favored treatment for people who own up to their misdeeds, i.e., plead guilty” because “such a policy does punish a defendant who exercises his right to stand trial”
  • error for trial court to base its sentence “on the fact that the court reserved favored treatment for people who own up to their misdeeds, i.e., plead guilty” because “such a policy does punish a defendant who exercises his right to stand trial”

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Judges: Gillette, Roberts, Young

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