Legal Opinion
Hill v. Superintendent, Massachusetts Correctional Institution
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 19, 1984PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtO’Connor, J.
While incarcerated at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Walpole (M.C.I., Walpole), the plaintiffs, Gerald Hill and Joseph Crawford, filed pro se complaints in the Superior Court claiming that the evidence presented at a prison disciplinary board hearing was constitutionally inadequate to warrant the board’s determination that the plaintiffs had been involved in an assault on another inmate in violation of prison rules. 2 In the Superior Court, they sought restoration of the 100 days of good time credits which the board had taken from them as punishment for their involvement in the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- New Boston Garden Corp. v. Board of AssessorsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
- Boston Edison Co. v. Board of Selectmen of ConcordMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1968
- Cohen v. Board of Registration in PharmacyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1966
- Charles Smith v. Fulton Rabalais, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Superintendent, Mass. Correctional Institution at Walpole v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Yerardi's Moody Street Restaurant & Lounge, Inc. v. Board of SelectmenMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1985
- Kodama v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1990
- Kenney v. Commissioner of CorrectionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- Murphy v. Superintendent, Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Cedar JunctionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
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