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SHANKS v. NELSON

No. 72,507

258 Kan. 688 (1995)

THOMAS A. SHANKS, Appellant, v. MICHAEL A. NELSON, WARDEN, EL DORADO CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, and ROBERT T. STEPHAN, ATTORNEY GENERAL, STATE OF KANSAS, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed December 8, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven C. Sherwood, special appellate defender, argued the cause and was on the brief for appellant.

Julie Riddle, special assistant attorney general, argued the cause, and Carla J. Stovall, attorney general, was with her on the brief for appellee.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

DAVIS, J.:

This petition for writ of habeas corpus under K.S.A. 60-1501 comes before us upon our grant of review of the Court of Appeals' decision affirming the dismissal of the writ. We granted review because of a split between separate panels of the Court of Appeals on the issue of whether an inmate's confinement in administrative segregation in a Department of Corrections facility involves a liberty interest under...

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