Byers v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate · 1 state decisions

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1. ““In Wolff [v. McDonnell], 418 U.S. [539] at 541-42, 94 S.Ct. 2963 [ (1974) ], the United States Supreme Court held that due process requires that a prisoner in a disciplinary proceeding where a liberty interest is implicated must be afforded advance (no less than 24 hours), notice of the charge against him; the right to be present at the disciplinary hearing; the right to present documentary evidence on his behalf; a qualified right to have a representative present on his behalf; a qualified right to call witnesses; and a written statement of the evidence relied on and the reasons for the decision of the disciplinary body. See Brown v. State, 592 So.2d 621, 623 (Ala.1991); and Zamudio v. State, 615 So.2d 156, 157 (Ala.Crim.App.1993). In Thompson v. State, 504 So.2d 747, 748 (Ala.Crim.App.1987), this Court relying on Superintendent, Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Walpole v. Hill, 472 U.S. 445 , 105 S.Ct. 2768 , 86 L.Ed.2d 356 (1985), stated that in order to satisfy due process, there must be ‘some evidence’ to support the decision by the prison disciplinary board that the inmate is guilty of the alleged violation. The relevant question is then whether there is some evidence in the record that could support the conclusions reached by the hearing officer. See Thompson, 504 So.2d at 748 ; see also Heidelburg v. State, 522 So.2d 337, 339 (Ala.Crim.App.1988). “ ‘Due process requires that the decision of a state disciplinary board or a hearing officer not be made arbitraril”

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