The defendant appeals from a judgment of the Multnomah county circuit court correcting a previously imposed excessive sentence. The defendant was *618 originally sentenced to life imprisonment on February 9, 1958 and was also, sentenced to serve three terms of ten years apiece. All of the sentences were to run concurrently. On July 21, 1961 the Marion county circuit court, in a post-conviction relief proceeding, declared the life sentence to be void. The order of the Marion county circuit court provided “[t]hat Multnomah County, Oregon, be and it is hereby allowed 30 days within which to return the plaintiff for further proceedings.”
After several hearings held between December 11, 1962 and May 29, 1963 in the Multnomah county circuit court defendant was resentenced to serve fifteen years, the sentence to run consecutively with the ten year sentences.
In imposing the consecutive sentence of fifteen years no credit was given for time served under the original life sentence. Defendant (relying upon
Cannon v. Gladden,
Unquestionably the trial judge could have imposed a consecutive fifteen year sentence when he originally imposed the concurrent ten year sentences upon defendant. If he had done so, defendant would not have been, entitled to.any credit for time' served because he would not have been serving any part of the fif *619 teen year sentence until the other sentences had terminated.
In the resentencing hearing the trial judge stated, “I felt at the time [when the original sentence was imposed] that Mr. Froembling should receive life, and nothing has changed my view, and I would be disposed to come as near that as it is within my legal authority to come.” He further stated that “had I then realized that I could not have sentenced him for more than fifteen years on the charge which is presently bef ore me I would have had the sentences run consecutively, but there was .no occasion to have sentences of ten years run consecutively to a life sentence.”
Under the circumstances of this case we are of the opinion that no error was committed in imposing the consecutive sentence for fifteen years without credit on that sentence for time served. We recognize that there are circumstances in which it would be mandatory upon the trial court in resentencing to give credit for' time served, 1 but this is not such a case.
Here the error in the original proceeding consisted of imposing the wrong sentence for the crime charged. When that is the case the trial judge must change the' sentence to correct the error and he must exercise his discretion anew in arriving at what he considers an appropriate sentence.' He is entitled to fix the new sentence within the maximum allowable under the applicable statute so that it will most appropriately fit the circumstances of the case as he sees them. The test is whether the trial judge could have imposed the new sentence in the original proceeding. He clearly could have done so in the case at bar. At the time he *620 was resenteneed defendant had not served time in excess of the three ten year concurrent sentences. It is not necessary to decide, therefore, whether he would have been entitled to credit for such excess time had that been the case. We hold that no error was committed in imposing the fifteen year sentence without credit for time served.
In the preamble to the order of the Marion county circuit court pronouncing the original sentence void the court found “that the said information does charge the plaintiff with the crime of assault with a dangerous weapon under OES 163.250.” 2 The maximum sentence for the violation of OES 163.250 is ten years imprisonment in the penitentiary.
It is conceded that the information charged defendant with the crime of assault with the intent to kill in violation of OES 163.270. The maximum sentence for the violation of OES 163.270 is admittedly fifteen years. Defendant had entered a plea of guilty. Therefore, the sentence of fifteen years was appropriate to the crime unless the recital in the order of the Marion county court is controlling. The order was entered as a part of a proceeding brought under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (OES 138.510 to 138.680). There is nothing in the Post-Conviction Hearing Act which gave the Marion county circuit court authority to interpret the information as limiting the charge to a violation of OES 163.250. Therefore, the recital in the order was a mere dictum which was not controlling upon the Multnomah county circuit court in resentencing defendant.
*621 The order also provided: “That Mxdtnomah County, Oregon be and it is hereby allowed 30 days within whieh to return the plaintiff for further proceedings.” Defendant was not returned to Multnomah county for resentencing within the prescribed period of 30 days. He contends that since the order was not complied with the Multnomah county circuit court had no jurisdiction to proceed further in the matter.
In
State ex rel Gladden v. Kelly,
Defendant also argues that the Multnomah county circuit court lost jurisdiction because of the delay in bringing him, before the court for resentencing. That question is not bef ore us on this appeal. This appeal is in the same posture as if defendant had ap *622 pealed from an original judgment of conviction. When a defendant pleads guilty, as he did in the present case, the only question which this court is' authorized to consider is “whether an excessive fine or excessive, cruel or unusual punishment not proportionate to the offense has been imposed.” OES 138.050. 3 Defendant does not attack the judgment of the lower court on any of the grounds recited in OES 138.050. He contends that the court lacked jurisdiction because of a delay in resentencing. That contention cannot constitute the foundation for an appeal from the judgment in this ease.
The judgment is affirmed.
Notes
Agata, Time Served Under a Reversed Sentence, 25 Mont L Rev 3 (1963); 33 Boston U L Rev 236 (1953); 45 Mich L Rev 912 (1947).
Although the court denominates the sentence “void” it was in fact voidable only. Landreth v. Gladden,
State of Oregon v. Gidley,