Obremski

MEMORANDUM **

Russell Obremski appeals a judgment denying relief under a petition challenging on due process and equal protection grounds a decision of the Oregon State Parole Board to deny him a new release date after his parole was revoked for violation of a term of parole. We affirm.

In 1969 Obremski was convicted of two counts of murder committed under circumstances that attracted substantial public interest. On October 15, 1986, the Board set a March 8, 1987 parole release date for Obremski, news of which was reported in the media. On November 14, 1986, in response to public reaction to Obremski’s impending parole release date, the Board ordered Obremski to undergo a “current psychological evaluation to verify that ... Obremski is no longer a danger to the health and/or safety of the community.”

Following psychiatric evaluation, Obremski was released on parole on November 8, 1993. He was given strict instructions, that, because of his criminal history involving the use of alcohol, any use of alcohol or drugs while on parole would be “absolutely” unforgivable. Four months later he was arrested on a charge of child abuse. He was acquitted of the criminal charge, but during…