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STATE OF OREGON, Respondent, v. FRANKLIN CHARLES DASHEL, Appellant.

DURHAM, J. pro tempore.

Affirmed.

DURHAM, J. pro tempore

Defendant appeals his sentence after he was convicted of murder. ORS 163.115. The state argues that the court imposed an indeterminate life sentence, and that defendant did not object to the departure findings. The state contends, therefore, that we may not review defendant's sentence of life imprisonment. State v. Farmer, 317 Or. 220, 856 P.2d 623 (1993).

The state argues that the life imprisonment was supported by departure findings. We do not agree that life imprisonment here was a departure sentence. See State v. Hostetter, 125 Or. App. 491, 865 P.2d 485 (1993). The court's reliance on substantial and compelling reasons was to support the departure from the presumptive sentence of 129 to 134 months. The life imprisonment was clearly imposed under ORS 163.115. The judgment recites that

"defendant be imprisoned in a correctional facility of the state of Oregon for life with a minimum sentence of twenty-two (22) years pursuant to ORS 163.115(3)(a), (b) and (c)."

Defendant objected to sentencing under ORS 163.115. Under State v. Morgan, 316 Or. 553, 856 P.2d 612 (1993), a life term under ORS 163.115(3)(a) is reversible error. However, the judgment also recites that defendant is committed to custody "with a determinate sentence of twenty-two (22) years and a post-prison supervision period of life." That sentence is correct under Morgan. The paragraph quoted above is surplusage, and the judgment does not require remanding for resentencing. See State v. Tremillion, 111 Or. App. 375, 826 P.2d 95, rev den 313 Or. 300 (1992).

Affirmed.

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STATE v. DASHEL
(Feb 2, 1994)