State v. Escalera’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “[t]he determination of comparability under ORS 137.717(4)(b) presents a legal question to be resolved by an examination of the text of the statutes under which a defendant has been convicted, not the charging instrument underlying the out-of-state conviction.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 298 Or. App. 521 - State v. Baker

2. “a person commits the crime of burglary in the second degree [under ORS 164.215 ] if the person enters or remains unlawfully in a building with intent to commit a crime therein.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 298 Or. App. 521 - State v. Baker

3. “[c]onvictions entered in any other state or federal court for comparable offenses .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 298 Or. App. 521 - State v. Baker