Carroll v. Oregon State Penitentiary

This is a prison disciplinary case in which petitioner was found guilty of being in an unauthorized area and of making a false statement. Both charges arose out of the same incident. Petitioner claims that there was insufficient evidence to find him guilty of being in an unauthorized area and that his actions did not constitute making a false statement within the rule.

On August 15, 1977, at approximately 6:50 a.m., petitioner presented a pass to a corrections officer in order that he be permitted to enter the hospital area to see a doctor. Petitioner had an appointment with a doctor and was…