FARMER v. PREMO

(CC 07C16834)(SC S065259).

427 P.3d 170 (2018)

363 Or. 679

Dante R'Marcus FARMER, Petitioner on Review, v. Jeff PREMO, Superintendent, Oregon State Penitentiary, Respondent on Review.

Supreme Court of Oregon.

October 4, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lindsey Burrows , O'Connor Weber LLC, Portland, argued the cause and filed the briefs for petitioner on review.

Ryan Kahn , Assistant Attorney General, Salem, argued the cause and filed the brief for respondent on review. Also on the brief were Frederick M. Boss , Deputy Attorney General, and Benjamin Gutman , Solicitor General.

Venetia Mayhew , Criminal Justice Reform Clinic, Portland, filed the brief for amicus curiae Criminal Justice Reform Clinic. Also on the brief were Aliza B. Kaplan , Criminal Justice Reform Clinic, and Lindsey Burrows , O'Connor Weber LLC, Portland.

Before Walters, Chief Justice, and Balmer, Kistler, Nakamoto, and Nelson, Justices, and Baldwin, Senior Justice pro tempore.


Petitioner was convicted of murder with a firearm. He sought post-conviction relief, arguing that his defense counsel was constitutionally inadequate for, among other things, deciding not to call a defense expert who would have testified that a gun seized from another suspect's residence was "likely" the murder weapon. The post-conviction...

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