LEWIS v. STATE, DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

No. S-11892.

139 P.3d 1266 (2006)

Rhoda LEWIS, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

July 28, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ted Stepovich, Law Office of Ted Stepovich, Anchorage, for Appellant.

Marilyn J. Kamm, Assistant Attorney General, and David W. Márquez, Attorney General, Juneau, for Appellee.

Before: BRYNER, Chief Justice, MATTHEWS, EASTAUGH, FABE, and CARPENETI, Justices.


OPINION

EASTAUGH, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Rhoda Lewis is a state prisoner in the custody of the Alaska Department of Corrections (DOC). We consider here whether she was denied due process when DOC rejected her request to be examined by a physician of her choosing for the purpose of gathering evidence to support her application for executive clemency. Because Lewis did not make out any showing of a medical condition that might have entitled...

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