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· 7/7/1992

Eddie Griffin v. John Spratt and J. Kevin Kane

Citations

  • 969 F.2d 16
  • 1992 U.S. App. LEXIS 15227
  • 1992 WL 152231

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • finding that inmate’s prison disciplinary conviction for possessing intoxicating beverage was supported by some evidence when only evidence was conduct report and correctional officer’s opinion that beverage had fermented
  • “[Prisoner] had no [due process] right to have the beverages found in his cell preserved until the disciplinary hearing”
  • “Identification of a controlled substance does not require direct evidence if available circumstantial evidence establishes its identity beyond a reasonable doubt.” (quoting United States v. Harrell, 737 F.2d 971, 978 (11th Cir. 1984))
  • reliance on hearsay permissible in a prison disciplinary proceeding

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Judges: Stapleton, Scirica, Alito

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