NORRIS v. CUPP

No. 132,735; CA A26787.

678 P.2d 756 (1984)

67 Or.App. 393

Melvin Ray NORRIS, Appellant, v. Hoyt C. CUPP, Superintendent, Oregon State Penitentiary, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided March 21, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Janet A. Metcalf, Portland, argued the cause for appellant. With her on the brief were English & Metcalf, and D. Richard Hammersley, Portland.

Margaret E. Rabin, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salem, argued the cause for respondent. With her on the brief were Dave Frohnmayer, Atty. Gen., and James E. Mountain, Jr., Sol. Gen., Salem.

Before RICHARDSON, P.J., and VAN HOOMISSEN and NEWMAN, JJ.


RICHARDSON, Presiding Judge.

In this petition for post-conviction relief, ORS 138.510 et seq., petitioner challenges the constitutionality of ORS 163.105, under which he received two consecutive terms of life imprisonment with minimum twenty-year sentences for aggravated murder.1 The post-conviction court denied relief, and we affirm.

Petitioner was convicted of two counts of aggravated murder and one charge of attempted...

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