Oregon v. Morgan

The issue in this criminal case is whether the enactment of sentencing guidelines statutes in 1989 impliedly repealed ORS 163.115(3), which requires and authorizes mandatory murder sentences. The Court of Appeals, although mindful that repeals by implication are not favored, held that "ORS 163.115(3) has been superseded in its entirety by the guidelines." State v. Morgan, 116 Or App 338, 345, 842 P2d 406 (1992). We affirm the decision of the Court of Appeals, in part on different grounds.