WILSON-EL v. FINNAN

No. 07-2248.

544 F.3d 762 (2008)

Shavaughn WILSON-EL, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Alan FINNAN, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 12, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shavaughn Wilson-El, Carlisle, IN, pro se.

Steve Carter, Office of the Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before POSNER, ROVNER, and WOOD, Circuit Judges.


WOOD, Circuit Judge.

This case requires us to consider whether, when a prison disciplines an inmate for being a "habitual offender," it must permit the inmate to challenge the underlying disciplinary convictions that provide the predicate for the later finding. We conclude that the habitual offender proceeding does not have the effect of expanding the rights that the prisoner otherwise has to challenge any of the earlier offenses. This means that Indiana prisoner...

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