Severy v. Board of Parole & Post-Prison Supervision

These two parole eligibility cases have been consolidated in this court for purposes of opinion. They concern the scope of authority of the Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision (board) to consider for parole persons who had been convicted of aggravated murder and sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 30 years imprisonment, but who, 20 years later, are found by the board to be capable of rehabilitation within a reasonable period of time. In Janowski / Fleming v. Board of Parole, 349 Or 432, 446, 245 P3d 1270 (2010), we hold that the board has the authority to override a…