Pannell v. McBride.

• Position: Habeas corpus claim - Brief Article

U.S. Appeals Court

DISCIPLINE

Pannell v. McBride, 306 F.3d 499 (7th Cir. 2002). A state inmate sought federal habeas corpus relief after a prison conduct adjustment board found him guilty of possessing a deadly weapon. The district court denied the petition and the inmate appealed. The appeals court vacated and remanded, finding that the inmate's claim was prematurely rejected by the district court. The inmate had requested, in writing, that the officers who had searched his cell be allowed testify in his disciplinary hearing, but prison officials denied his request for witnesses. The appeals...