Adams v. Clements

The Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision and the Department of Corrections appeal the grant of a writ of habeas corpus requiring the Lane County Sheriff to release petitioner from custody. The trial court held that, because petitioner’s sentence had expired, the Board did not have authority to revoke his parole and return him to custody. We reverse.

The Lane County Sheriff took petitioner into custody on September 6, 2000, because he possessed a controlled substance, because he was in contempt of court, and because the Board had revoked his parole. Petitioner sought administrative…