Legal Opinion
Sylvester v. Hanks
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 30, 1998No. 97-2499PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Armen Sylvester, imprisoned in Indiana following his conviction for attempted murder, was charged with conspiring to incite a riot. A hearing officer concluded that Sylvester was the “Baye” to whom a letter referred and ordered Sylvester to spend the next three years in disciplinary segregation. Sylvester concedes that the “Baye” mentioned in the letter conspired to incite a riot but denies that he is that “Baye”; others in the prison used the same nickname, he asserts. The district court denied Sylvester’s petition for habeas corpus, see 28 U.S.C. § 2254, and we…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Heck v. HumphreySupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Preiser v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by52 opinions
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