SYLVESTER v. HANKS

No. 97-2499.

140 F.3d 713 (1998)

Armen J. SYLVESTER, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Craig HANKS, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 30, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Armen J. Sylvester, Wabash Valley Correctional Institute, Carlisle, IN, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Bridget L. Field, Office of the Atty. Gen., Criminal Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before FAIRCHILD, EASTERBROOK, and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.


EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

Armen Sylvester, imprisoned in Indiana following his conviction for attempted murder, was charged with conspiring to incite a riot. A hearing officer concluded that Sylvester was the "Baye" to whom a letter referred and ordered Sylvester to spend the next three years in disciplinary segregation. Sylvester concedes that the "Baye" mentioned in the letter conspired to incite a riot but denies that he is that "Baye"; others in the prison used...

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