Sandersfeld v. Oregon State Board of Parole

This is a petition for judicial review of an order of the State Board of Parole (Board) revoking petitioner’s parole. Petitioner alleges that the Board’s written decision does not meet the requirements of ORS 144.343(7) interpreted in accordance with the due process requirements announced in Morrissey v. Brewer, 408 US 471, 92 S Ct 2593, 33 L Ed 2d 484 (1972).

Petitioner was paroled from the Oregon State Penitentiary in January of 1974. In the summer of 1975 his parole officer learned that petitioner had been charged with (1) first degree theft and (2) custodial interference arising out of his…