Legal Opinion

Cannady v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided March 3, 2006No. CR-05-0312Published

1Opinion of the Court

BAlSCHAB, Judge.

In a prison disciplinary proceeding, the appellant, Michael Cannady, was found guilty of assault on another inmate, a violation of Rule # 31, Regulation # 403. He was sanctioned with the loss of six months of good time and referral to classification for possible reclassification. The appellant filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, alleging that prison officials violated his due process rights under Wolff v. McDonnell, 418 U.S. 539, 94 S.Ct. 2963, 41 L.Ed.2d 935 (1974), during the disciplinary proceeding. After the State responded, the circuit court summarily dismissed…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. Superintendent, Mass. Correctional Institution at Walpole v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Ex Parte FloydSupreme Court of Alabama · 1984
  4. Heidelburg v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1988
  5. Headley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1998

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