FILED: May 2, 2001

STATE OF OREGON,

Respondent,

v.

JOSEPH DARRELL DECOTEAU,

Appellant.

Appeal from Circuit Court, Multnomah County.

Linda L. Bergman, Judge.

Argued and submitted June 30, 2000.

Andy Simrin, Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the brief was David E. Groom, Public Defender.

Timothy A. Sylwester, Assistant Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Hardy Myers, Attorney General, and Michael D. Reynolds, Solicitor General.

Before Edmonds, Presiding Judge, and Deits, Chief Judge, and Armstrong, Judge.

PER CURIAM