Oregon Supreme Court, 1984

Esperum v. Oregon Board of Parole

Esperum v. Oregon Board of Parole
Oregon Supreme Court · Decided May 30, 1984
297 Or. 222; 681 P.2d 793; 1984 Ore. LEXIS 1384

Esperum v. Oregon Board of Parole

Opinion of the Court

*226MEMORANDUM OPINION

A review of the Board of Parole orders setting initial release dates pursuant to ORS 144.120(1) reveals that, in the case of petitioner Borders, the Chairman of the Board was not present at the original hearing on March 9,1983. However, the chairman concurred in the action of three of the members of the Board on March 18, 1983, to override the minimum sentence imposed by the trial court. Because her vote was necessary for this order to become final, the correct date of the order setting the initial parole release date for Borders was March 18,1983. Petitioner Borders filed for judicial review on May 14,1983. Therefore, because Borders’ petition for judicial review was filed within the 60-day period provided by ORS 144.335(2), it should not have been dismissed as untimely filed by the Court of Appeals.

Petitioner Borders’ petition for judicial review is reinstated and the case is remanded to the Court of Appeals for disposition on the merits.

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