Teat v. State

The appellant, Tommy Teat, appeals the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The appellant was disciplined for attempting to escape, a violation of a prison disciplinary rule. Officer Barbara Claybrook testified at the disciplinary hearing that while monitoring a telephone conversation she overheard the appellant discussing escape plans with a "free-world person."

The appellant appealed this disciplinary ruling to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, arguing that there was insufficient evidence from which to find that he had attempted to escape,…