Legal Opinion
Smith v. Moore
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 20, 2000No. 98-SP-298PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHWELB, Associate Judge:
Wendell Smith appeals from the denial, without a hearing, of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Smith contends that the appellees, officials of the District of Columbia Department of Corrections (DOC), have unlawfully detained him in administrative segregation, that he has sufficiently alleged a denial of his liberty in violation of applicable DOC regulations, and that he is therefore entitled to an evidentiary hearing. We agree and reverse.
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In March 1997, Smith was a prisoner at the Occoquan, Virginia, facility operated by the DOC. Following a previous stint…
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