HANSEN v. PATRISSI

No. 89-363.

576 A.2d 1255 (1990)

Craig HANSEN v. Joseph PATRISSI, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Corrections; Raymond Pilette, Superintendent, St. Johnsbury Correctional Facility.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

May 25, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter M. Morris, Jr., Defender Gen., Jeffrey Dworkin, Prisoners' Rights Office, and Michael Cassidy, Law Student Intern, on the brief, Montpelier, for plaintiff-appellee.

Jeffrey L. Amestoy, Atty. Gen., Montpelier, and John W. Kessler, Asst. Atty. Gen., Waterbury, for defendants-appellants.

Before ALLEN, C.J., and PECK, GIBSON and DOOLEY, JJ.


GIBSON, Justice.

The State appeals a superior court judgment granting plaintiff's habeas corpus petition and expunging a prison hearing officer's determination that plaintiff was guilty of escape. Upon review of the record, we conclude that the decision of the superior court must be vacated.

Plaintiff was furloughed from the St. Johnsbury prison from Sunday, November 13, 1988 at 7:00 p.m. until Sunday, November 27, 1988 at 7:00 p.m. On November 23, a prison...

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