Legal Opinion
Jacobs v. Stephens
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided January 25, 1995PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
GAEIBALDI, J.
In this appeal, as in McDonald v. Pinchak, 139 N.J. 188, 652 A.2d 700 (1995), also decided today, Al-Tariq Jacobs, 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, Jacobs asserts that the hearing officer failed to adhere to the Department of Corrections’ own regulations that the inmate shall have twenty-four hours to prepare a defense. He also asserts that the hearing officer violated…
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- Avant v. CliffordSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1975
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3Cited by45 opinions
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- Wakefield v. PinchakNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1996
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