State v. Lewis

Defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction for second-degree assault, supplying contraband, and being an inmate in possession of a weapon. On appeal, he argues that holding his trial at the Snake River Correctional Institution (SRCI) violated his right to a public trial under Article I, section 11, of the Oregon Constitution. We affirm.

While defendant was an inmate at SRCI, he stabbed another inmate with a “shank” or homemade knife. He was charged with second-degree assault, supplying contraband, and being an inmate in possession of a weapon. The state moved to hold his trial in the…