Gress v. Board of Parole & Post-Prison Supervision

Petitioner has petitioned for reconsideration of our opinion in this case. Gress v. Board of Parole, 143 Or App 7, 924 P2d 329 (1996). We allow the petition to correct a factual error and adhere to our previous opinion as modified.

In our previous opinion, we held that the Board’s designation of petitioner as a predatory sex offender did not, in itself, constitute punishment for purposes of the ex post facto clauses of the state and federal constitutions. Because there had been no decision on whether to notify others of petitioner’s status or on the nature and extent of any notification, we…