Whitson v. State

The appellant, Billy Whitson, appeals the trial court's summary dismissal of his petition for writ of habeas corpus challenging the constitutionality of a disciplinary proceeding which resulted in his transfer from work release to a minimum custody facility.1 The disciplinary committee found Whitson guilty of violating Rule 90, which proscribes being under the influence of alcohol or narcotics, which is defined as "[t]he use of unauthorized narcotic substance or other intoxicant by sniffing, injecting, or orally ingesting." In so finding, the committee gave the following reasons:

"(1) The…