WALTERS, J.
This case requires us to interpret a provision of the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (PCHA), ORS 138.510 to 138.680. ORS 138.580 requires that a petitioner seeking relief under that act attach to the petition "[a]ffidavits, records or other documentary evidence supporting the allegations of the petition * * *." We conclude that that statute requires a petitioner to attach materials, including the petitioner's own averments of fact, that address each element...
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