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NELSON v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION

390 Mass. 379 (1983)

456 N.E.2d 1100

RUSSELL NELSON & another vs. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Norfolk.

November 10, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Annette Benedetto, Assistant Attorney General, for the defendant.

Barry P. Wilson for the plaintiffs.

Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., WILKINS, LIACOS, ABRAMS, & O'CONNOR, JJ.

LIACOS, J.

This case, and three accompanying cases presented by other plaintiffs, raise questions as to the constitutionality of procedures prescribed by State regulations for State prison disciplinary hearings.2 The plaintiffs, Russell Nelson and Frank Goldman,3 filed a combined pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus and declaratory relief. The plaintiffs contend that their "constitutional right to due...

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