Smith v. Board of Parole & Post-Prison Supervision

Petitioner seeks review of an order of the Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision setting his release date. We affirm.

Petitioner was convicted of attempted murder and was sentenced as a dangerous offender to 30 years imprisonment, ORS 161.725, with a 15-year minimum sentence, ORS 144.110(1). Under ORS 144.228(1), the Board set a parole consideration hearing date at the end of the 15-year minimum term. See Allred v. Board of Parole, 124 Or App 278, 862 P2d 546 (1993), rev den 318 Or 325 (1994). However, ORS 144.228(1)(c) allows a prisoner to request an early parole consideration hearing.1…