HUBER v. STATE, DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

Supreme Court No. S-16190

426 P.3d 969 (2018)

Bob HUBER, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

August 31, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jon Buchholdt , Buchholdt Law Office, and Christopher V. Hoke , Hoke Law, Anchorage, for Appellant.

John K. Bodick and Matthias R. Cicotte , Assistant Attorneys General, Anchorage, and Jahna Lindemuth , Attorney General, Juneau, for Appellee.

Susan Orlansky , Reeves Amodio, LLC, Anchorage, for Amicus Curiae ACLU of Alaska Foundation.

Cynthia Strout , Anchorage, for Amicus Curiae Alaska Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Before: Stowers, Chief Justice, Maassen, Bolger, and Carney, Justices. [Winfree, Justice, not participating.]


OPINION

I. INTRODUCTION

Federal law requires that a prison disciplinary decision must include a written statement of the evidence relied on and the reasons for the decision. In this case, the superior court affirmed a decision finding a prisoner "guilty" without any further explanation. The court reasoned that...

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