Opinion

Brown v. Thompson

Court
Oregon Supreme Court
Filed
May 4, 2001
Status
Published
Cited by
0 cases
Authority
More cited than 25.8%

The opinion

FILED: May 4, 2001

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON

GILBERT C. BROWN,

Petitioner on Review,

v.

S. FRANK THOMPSON,

Superintendent,

Oregon State Penitentiary,

Respondent on Review.

(CC 96C13583; CA A100035; SC S45957)

On joint petition for reconsideration filed February 27,

2001.*

Harrison Latto, Portland, filed the petition for petitioner

on review.

Timothy A. Sylwester, Assistant Attorney General, Salem,

filed the motion to recall the appellate judgment and to

reconsider the order denying the petition for review. With him

on the motion were Hardy Myers, Attorney General, and Michael D.

Reynolds, Solicitor General.

Anthony D. Bornstein, Assistant Federal Public Defender,

Portland, filed the joint petition for reconsideration.

Before Carson, Chief Justice, and Gillette, Durham, Leeson,

and Riggs, Justices.**

MEMORANDUM OPINION

The joint petition for reconsideration is allowed, and the

appellate judgment is recalled. The order denying review is

vacated, and the petition for review is allowed. The decision of

the Court of Appeals is reversed, and the case is remanded to the

Court of Appeals for further consideration in light of Hamel v.

Johnson , 330 Or 180 , 998 P2d 661 (2000).

*Appeal from Marion County Circuit Court, Joseph V. Ochoa, Judge. 157 Or App 187 , 966 P2d 831 (1998) .

**Van Hoomissen, J., retired December 31, 2000, and did not

participate in the decision of this case. Kulongoski and De

Muniz, JJ., did not participate in the consideration or decision

of this case.

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