Fisher v. BELLEQUE

The post-conviction court dismissed petitioner’s petition for post-conviction relief because it was not filed within the two-year period of limitation provided by ORS 138.510(3). Petitioner contends that his untimely petition should be excused under the exception of ORS 138.510(3) for a “ground[ ] for relief asserted which could not reasonably have been raised,” because he suffered from mental disorders that prevented him from timely filing his petition. We conclude that petitioner’s mental disorders do not trigger the exception to the two-year limitation of ORS 138.510(3) and affirm the…