Legal Opinion
Morris v. Meachum
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided May 6, 1986No. 62095PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARGRAVE, Judge.
Roscoe Morris originally brought this action as a petition, for a writ of mandamus. By prior order of this Court, that instrument has been treated as a petition-in-error appealing the decision of the District Court of Cleveland County denying the appellant’s requested relief.
Appellant was convicted of escape from a state correctional facility in Comanche County in October of 1981. In 1983, 57 O.S.Supp. 1983 § 510 was amended. This statute authorized the Department of Corrections to prescribe rules and punishment for recalcitrant and incorrigible prisoners. Under the statute…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Meachum v. FanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Olim v. WakinekonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Dobbert v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Montanye v. HaymesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- PORTLEY v. GROSSMAN, WARDEN, Et Al.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
3Cited by10 opinions
- Ethics Commission v. CullisonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1993
- Allen v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1991
- Gunter v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1989
- Mitchell v. MeachumSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1988
- Burch v. KaiserCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1990
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