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- Title: State Ex Rel Burke v. Mccaughtry
- Author : Wisconsin Court of Appeals
- Release Date : January 30, 1999
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 57 KB
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Reginald Burke, an inmate at Waupun Correctional Institution, appeals a trial court order that, upon certiorari review, upheld his prison disciplinary sanction for possession, manufacture, and alteration of weapons. See Wis. Adm. Code § DOC 303.45(2). Using a probe and flashlight, prison guards found a disposable razor blade, removed from its plastic housing, hidden in the track to Burkes sliding cell door. Burke claims that the track lies outside his cell. Prison guards also found a burnt pin stuck in a cell bulletin board underneath a piece of paper. The hearing officer found Burke guilty of possessing the razor blade and not guilty of possessing the pin. On appeal, Burke argues that prison officials did not show his guilt by sufficient evidence. He claims that anyone could have put the razor blade in the cell-door track and that he had no knowledge of its presence there. He also claims no knowledge of the pin. His cellmate supported Burkes testimony with similar testimony at the hearing. We reject Burkes arguments and affirm the trial court order.