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NY Prisoner’s Appeal of Prison Disciplinary Action on Grounds of Mental Illness Shot Down
On an undisclosed date, Samuel Higgins, a New York state prisoner was found guilty of fighting and causing a disturbance at a prison disciplinary hearing. His defense was that he was suffering a breakdown at the time of the fight, which availed him nothing. He appealed.
On appeal, the Court …
On appeal, the Court …
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