Norris v. Board of Parole & Post-Prison Supervision

The issue in this case is whether, under the law in effect in 1978, the Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision (Board) had the authority to sustain petitioner’s minimum terms of confinement after an affirmative finding that petitioner was likely to be rehabilitated within a reasonable period of time. The Court of Appeals reversed the Board’s decision to sustain the minimum terms and remanded for further proceedings. Norris v. Board of Parole, 152 Or App 57, 67, 952 P2d 1037 (1998). For reásons different from the Court of Appeals’, we affirm the decision of that court and remand the case…