Davis v. Finney

Rulon, J.:

Derrick W. Davis, petitioner, appeals the district court’s denial of his K.S.A. 60-1501 action. First, petitioner argues the court erred in ruling that the failure of prison officials to give him notice of his disciplinary hearing as required by K.A.R. 44-13-401a and K.A.R. 44-13-402 was harmless error. Petitioner further claims he was denied effective assistance of counsel. We affirm.

The undisputed facts reduced to their essence are as follows:

The record shows that petitioner was accused of battery of another inmate. His first hearing was scheduled for October 4,1993. However, the…