Legal Opinion

Roberts v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided October 13, 1987PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Roberts appeals from the trial court's summary judgment denying his petition for writ of habeas corpus. In his petition, filed March 10, 1987, Roberts challenges the constitutionality of 13 disciplinary proceedings which occurred between January 20, 1978, and December 17, 1984, and resulted in the loss of 82 months' good time. He asserts that the institutional officers took disciplinary action against him without providing him with a constitutionally sufficient statement of reasons for their action and the evidence upon which they relied.

In denying Roberts's petition, the trial court rendered…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Michael A. Mayola v. State of AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
  2. Rice v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1984
  3. O'SUCH v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1982
  4. Spooner v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1984
  5. Mead v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1984

3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Dobyne v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2000
  2. Reed v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1999
  3. Coral v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2004
  4. Davis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1998
  5. Adkins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2004

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