GOODIN v. CUPP


542 P.2d 495 (1975)

Dennis M. GOODIN, Appellant, v. Hoyt C. CUPP, Superintendent, Oregon State Penitentiary, and Amos Reed, Administrator, Corrections Division, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided November 24, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew P. Ositis, Salem, argued the cause and filed the brief for appellant.

James A. Hill, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salem, argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Lee Johnson, Atty. Gen., and W. Michael Gillette, Sol. Gen., Salem.

Before SCHWAB, C.J., and LANGTRY and THORNTON, JJ.


SCHWAB, Chief Judge.

In this habeas corpus proceeding, plaintiff appeals from an adverse judgment holding that a hearing was not constitutionally required as a condition precedent to a change in his custody status which was not made for disciplinary reasons.

Plaintiff entered the Oregon State Penitentiary in 1969 to commence serving a life sentence for murder. Prior to May of 1974, plaintiff's custody status was "medium I." In May of 1974, his custody status...

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