Petition for review allowed.
The trial court's general judgment of dismissal is ambiguous regarding the reason or reasons why the court dismissed. It is not clear whether the trial court dismissed the petition because it was "time-barred and/or successive," or because it was meritless (failed to state a claim), or for both those reasons. The reasons for the dismissal may affect whether the judgment is appealable, see ORS 138.525(3), and whether the trial court...
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