Cooper v. Burks

On July 3, 1985, plaintiff, an inmate in the Lane County jail, filed a habeas corpus petition in this court pursuant to Article VII (Amended), section 2, of the Oregon Constitution. Plaintiff is in the custody of defendant, the Lane County Sheriff. This court ordered that the writ issue; pursuant thereto, defendant filed his return. At a hearing on July 10, 1985, this court inquired into the circumstances of plaintiffs imprisonment. ORS 34.580. Plaintiff seeks relief contending (1) that the security amount set for his release is excessive; and (2) that a condition of the security release…