Legal Opinion
Solar v. Oregon State Penitentiary
Court of Appeals of Oregon
Decided September 9, 1987No. 10-86-303; CA A42485; 8-222F; CA A42033; 07-86-465; CA A42302; 10-86-092; CA A42345; 10-86-226; CA A42408PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*225JOSEPH, C. J.
We have consolidated these prison disciplinary cases because each presents the same issue: Is there sufficient evidence to corroborate unnamed informants’ statements used by the hearings officers?
Solar v. OSP (A42485)
Petitioner was found to have violated the disciplinary rule against possession of dangerous contraband (heroin). OAR 291-105-015(7)(c). The hearings officer was given a written statement of a confidential inmate informant that he had seen petitioner handling and possessing heroin in the institution. The informant had passed a polygraph examination, and the hearings…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Wiggett v. Oregon State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1987
- Shumway v. Oregon State Peniten., Corr. Div.Oregon Supreme Court · 1983
- Branton v. Oregon State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1987
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Evans v. Oregon State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1987
- Parker v. Oregon State Correctional InstitutionCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1987
- Billings v. Oregon State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1987
- Johnson v. Eastern Oregon Correctional InstitutionCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1988
- Billings v. Oregon State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1987
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