Court of Appeals of Oregon, 1999

Gabel v. Johnson

Gabel v. Johnson
Court of Appeals of Oregon · Decided June 16, 1999 · Edmonds, Landau, Rossman
161 Or. App. 171; 987 P.2d 526; 1999 Ore. App. LEXIS 1098

Gabel v. Johnson

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM

In this habeas corpus proceeding, the state appeals a judgment ordering it to release plaintiff from incarceration. The state contends that the trial court erred in concluding that the Board of Pairóle and Post-Prison Supervision lacked sufficient evidence to determine that plaintiff suffered from a present severe emotional disturbance that rendered him a danger to the health or safety of the community, so as to postpone his parole release date under ORS 144.125(3).

After the case was decided by the trial court and submitted on appeal, we decided Peek v. Thompson, 160 Or App 260, 980 P2d 178 (1999), which holds that the disposition on this issue turns on the extent to which the board’s decision was controlled by OAR 255-060-0006 (1988). Unfortunately, neither the briefing nor the record enables us to determine whether that or a similar rule is applicable.

Reversed and remanded for further proceedings.

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