Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Bland
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided September 23, 1983No. 82-666PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Petitioner/Appellant Chester Bland, an inmate of the Alabama prison system, filed a petition in circuit court for a writ of habeas corpus, alleging that his "good time" credits had been revoked at a hearing which failed to afford him due process of law. The circuit court dismissed the petition without a hearing. The Court of Criminal Appeals, 428 So.2d 1373, affirmed without an opinion. After Petitioner's application for rehearing was overruled, we granted his petition for certiorari, which utilized ARAP 39 (k). We reverse and remand.
FACTS
Petitioner Chester Bland is now, and at all relevant…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Broadrick v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Ex Parte HawkinsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1985
- Coslett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1997
- Ex Parte CrearSupreme Court of Alabama · 1983
- Owens v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1987
- Martin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1990
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