Legal Opinion
Hess v. Hill
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 29, 2008No. 07-35139PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
*638MEMORANDUM **
Willie Fern Hess appeals the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition for habeas corpus. In this petition, Hess challenges the November 2001 decision of the Oregon Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision (“Board”) to postpone his parole release date because it found that he exhibits “a psychiatric or psychological diagnosis of a present severe emotional disturbance such as to constitute a danger to the health or safety of the community.” Or.Rev.Stat. § 144.125(3) (1991). Hess argues that section 144.125(3) is unconstitutionally vague and that the Board…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Lewis v. JeffersSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Gilbert C. Brown v. Joan Palmateer, Superintendent, Oregon State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
- Christenson v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 2001
- Hess v. BD. OF PAROLE AND POST-PRISON SUPERVISIONCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
- Godleske v. MorrowCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1999
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