Hall v. Lampert

Petitioner was indicted in 1997 on nine charges of sexual offenses committed against his daughter and granddaughter. After his conviction on all charges, he sought post-conviction relief, claiming that his counsel was constitutionally inadequate for failing to move to dismiss four of the charges on grounds that they were barred by a six-year statute of limitations, pursuant to ORS 131.125(2). In particular, petitioner asserted that statements made to police in 1987 constituted a report of the four offenses of rape and sodomy involving his daughter, thus requiring those charges to be brought…