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Officials Must Assess Informant's Credibility

Loaded on Feb. 15, 1994 published in Prison Legal News February, 1994, page 6
Filed under: Disciplinary Hearings, Informants (Disciplinary Hearings), Standard of Proof, Qualified Immunity. Location: New York.
Kevin Richardson is a New York state prisoner. In 1985 he was infracted for allegedly stabbing James Caroline, another prisoner. At the disciplinary hearing Caroline submitted a statement on Richardson's behalf stating that Richardson was not the assailant. The hearing officer heard testimony, outside of Richardson's presence, from other prison …

 

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