STATE v. LOPEZ-MORALES

A178598.

551 P.3d 1006 (2024)

332 Or. App. 686

STATE of Oregon, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Nelson Araon LOPEZ-MORALES, aka Nelson Aaron Lopez-Morales, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

May 30, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ernest G. Lannet, Chief Defender, Criminal Appellate Section, and Matthew Blythe, Deputy Public Defender, Office of Public Defense Services, filed the brief for appellant.

Ellen F. Rosenblum, Attorney General, Benjamin Gutman, Solicitor General, and Lauren P. Robertson, Assistant Attorney General, filed the brief for respondent.

Before Ortega, Presiding Judge, Powers, Judge, and Hellman, Judge.


A jury convicted defendant of first-degree sodomy involving a child under 12 years of age, ORS 163.405 (Count 1), and first-degree sexual abuse of the same child, ORS 163.427 (Count 2). In addition to imposing a prison sentence, the trial court ordered defendant to pay $5,000 in court-appointed attorney fees. On appeal, defendant assigns...

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