· 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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