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26 Or. App. 637

State v. Burchett

Court of Appeals of Oregon

Decided August 30, 1976

Court of Appeals of Oregon · decided 1976-08-30

Cited by 1 later decisions — most recently June 1984

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Decided 1976-08-30

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PER CURIAM.

¶1A judgment of conviction having been entered against defendant following his plea of guilty to a felony, defendant appeals, contending that the court erred in refusing to allow him to withdraw his plea of guilty. ORS 138.050 which restricts the right of appeal upon conviction on a guilty plea provides in part:

"A defendant who has plead guilty or no contest may take an appeal from a judgment on conviction where it imposes an excessive fine or excessive, cruel or unusual punishment . On such appeal, the appellate court shall only consider the question whether an excessive fine or excessive, cruel or unusual punishment not proportionate to the offense has been imposed

¶2The Oregon Supreme Court held in State v. Jairl, 229 Or 533, 541-42, 368 P2d 323 (1962):

"We therefore construe ORS 138.050 to restrict the right of appeal of a defendant convicted upon a plea of guilty to the grounds specified in that section and no other. Whatever may have been the state of the law at the time ORS 138.050 was enacted, a defendant now has adequate means, provided by the Post-Conviction Hearing Act, by which to assert rights guaranteed by the state and federal constitutions. He is entitled to no more.”

¶3Appeal dismissed.

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