Legal Opinion

Johnson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided February 24, 1989No. 7 Div. 143PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

McMILLAN, Judge.

This appeal arises out of the denial of the appellant’s habeas corpus petition by the St. Clair County Circuit Court.

The appellant, an inmate at the St. Clair County Correctional Facility, received a series of four separate prison disciplinaries between July 16, 1988, and July 26, 1988. In September, 1988, the appellant filed the habeas corpus petition sub judice, seeking relief from the punishment prescribed by the disciplinary committee, on the ground that his right to due process had been violated. The State then filed a motion to dismiss the appellant’s petition, which was…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. Meachum v. FanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Summerford v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1985
  4. Spooner v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1984
  5. Atmore v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1988

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1989

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