Legal Opinion
In Re Johnson
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 12, 2009No. F055768PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WISEMAN, Acting P. J.
The internal disciplinary system for inmates of California’s Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (Department) is one designed to maintain order and security within California’s expansive penal system. Petitioner, who is serving a 15-year-to-life sentence for murder, was issued two “CDC 115’s” for prisoner misconduct, neither of which resulted in the loss of custody credits. Petitioner argues that any prison discipline, which has the potential to impact negatively a parole decision, implicates due process.
We conclude that the Department’s issuance of a CDC…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Sandin v. ConnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Superintendent, Mass. Correctional Institution at Walpole v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Jones v. North Carolina Prisoners' Labor Union, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by11 opinions
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