Sidney Walter Scott v. George Baldwin, Superintendent

LAY, Circuit Judge:

Sidney Walter Scott, an inmate at the Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution, brought a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Scott claims that the Oregon Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision’s (the Board) denial of biennial reviews of his status as a “dangerous offender” violates the Ex Post Facto Clause. The district court denied Scott’s petition. Scott appealed to this court; we affirm the district court’s order.

I. Background

Scott was convicted in 1979 of first degree rape, attempted murder, and first degree sexual assault. Scott raped a…