Shroyer v. Cotton’s Empirical Analysis
2003
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1 state decisions
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Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)
Relies on Wolff v. McDonnell · Superintendent Massachusetts Correctional Institution Walpole v. Hill · Withrow v. Larkin · Whitford v. Boglino · Jimmy Walker v. J.T. O'brien, and Joseph W. Finfrock v. Craig A. Hanks
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“At the heart of Mr. Shroyer's petition is his contention that he was denied the right to examine the videotape of the incident. However, he did not have an unlimited right to examine evidence, especially if doing so would compromise institutional safety or goals. See Wolff, 418 U.S. at 566 , 94 S.Ct. 2963 ; Pannell v. McBride, 306 F.3d 499, 503 (7th Cir. 2002). Mr. Shroyer does not contend that examining the videotape would reveal that he did not traffick; rather his complaints are, alternatively, that the refusal to let him see the tape casts doubt on its existence, that the tape was improperly handled in the chain of custody, and that the CAB never actually viewed the video. Contrary to his assertions, the hearing report documents that the CAB viewed, considered, and relied upon the security tape in adjudicating his guilt. Chain of custody is not a significant factor here, compare Webb, 224 F.3d at 652-53 , and since Mr. Shroyer does not even allege that the tape was exculpatory, we can find no error in denying him access to it, see Rasheed-Bey v. Duckworth, 969 F.2d 357, 361 (7th Cir.1992) (right to exculpatory evidence is qualified). We note that this result is not inconsistent with our recent decision in Piggie v. Cotton, 344 F.3d 674 (7th Cir.2003). In Piggie a CAB denied an inmate access to a videotape which recorded his cell extraction by several officers. Id. at 678. The CAB report was silent as to the tape's contents; however, a posthearing report suggested that the”
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