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Dawson v. Executive Director of Colorado Department of Corrections

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided May 22, 2014No. Court of Appeals No. 13CA1023PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

JUDGE DUNN

T1 Appellant James R. Dawson, Jr., an inmate in the custody of the Colorado Department of Corrections (DOC), appeals from the district court's judgment affirming his prison disciplinary conviction under the DOC's Code of Penal Discipline. We affirm.

I. Background

I 2 In September 2012, Dawson was assisting another inmate with a legal matter. On his way back to the living unit, Dawson was carrying the other inmate's legal papers, but was not accompanied by the inmate. As a result, prison officials charged Dawson with unauthorized possession, a Class II violation of the Code…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Kodama v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1990
  2. Thomas v. Colorado Department of CorrectionsColorado Court of Appeals · 2004
  3. Alward v. GolderColorado Court of Appeals · 2006
  4. Woolsey v. Colorado Dept. of CorrectionsColorado Court of Appeals · 2002
  5. Phillips v. Executive Director, Colorado Department of CorrectionsColorado Court of Appeals · 2010

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3Cited by5 opinions

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