Legal Opinion
McDonald v. Pinchak
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided January 25, 1995PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
GARIBALDI, J.
In this appeal, as in Jacobs v. Stephens, 139 N.J. 212, 652 A.2d 712 (1994), also decided today, Gallimore McDonald, an inmate in a New Jersey State prison, contends that state action taken at his disciplinary hearing violated procedural due process and the “fairness and rightness” standard of New Jersey. Specifically, McDonald asserts that the investigating officer and the hearing officer failed to adhere to the Department of Corrections’ own regulations by refusing his request both to call witnesses and to present evidence, and to…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Ponte v. RealSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Avant v. CliffordSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1975
- Jacobs v. StephensSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1995
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3Cited by90 opinions
- Al-Shabazz v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2000
- Williams v. Dept. of CorrectionsNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2000
- Jacobs v. StephensSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1995
- Jenkins v. DOCNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2010
- Johnson v. New Jersey Department of CorrectionsNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1997
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