The Supreme Court or the Court of Appeals may, in its discretion, at the request of an individual who is deprived of liberty by a judgment, is without means to retain an attorney and is without the aid of an attorney, direct the Oregon Public Defense Commission to provide representation for the individual in a proceeding before it to test the validity of that judgment.
ORS 138.480
Known as the Post-Conviction Hearing Act
The act spans §§ 138–138 (119 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Stevens v. Bispham (1993)
Most recently applied in Stevens v. Bispham (May 1993)
1963 c.600 §10; 1969 c.198 §69; 2001 c.962 §28; 2023 c.281 §29
Official source: Oregon State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Oregon statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.