Norwood v. Roberts

Leben, J.:

In a prison disciplinary hearing, Larry D. Norwood was found guilty of threatening or intimidating a correctional officer based on the officer’s report that Norwood had shoved a door into him. On appeal, Norwood argues that his due-process rights have been violated because the evidence doesn’t support the disciplinary conviction and because he should have been present when the hearing officer watched the video of the incident.

But the level of process due to an inmate in a prison disciplinary hearing is not the same as in a criminal trial: the inmate is only entitled to a minimal…