Legal Opinion

Whitfield v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided August 23, 1988No. 5 Div. 441Published

1Opinion of the Court

PATTERSON, Judge.

Whitfield appeals the summary dismissal of his petition for writ of habeas corpus, which was dismissed upon the state’s motion. In his petition, Whitfield alleged that he had been denied procedural due process in a prison disciplinary proceeding. According to the disciplinary report in the record of this case, the proceeding resulted in 21 days’ disciplinary segregation, loss of privileges for 30 days, removal from work release status, reassignment to a major institution for not less than 6 months, and referral to Social Services for custody review.

The trial court dismissed…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Ex Parte CorbittSupreme Court of Alabama · 1985

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