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Lay Advisor Can't be Adverse Witness
Loaded on Jan. 15, 1993
published in Prison Legal News
January, 1993, page 2
On May 18, 1987, an inmate at the Arizona State Prison at Tucson was found stabbed to death. An investigation ensued, and Ruben Melendez was ultimately indicted for the killing. While the investigation was still in progress, DOC personnel formally notified Melendez that he was accused of a DOC administrative ...
Filed under:
Informants (Disciplinary Hearings),
Staff Assistance,
Crime/Demographics,
Prison/Jail Murders,
Attorney Client,
Prisoner Legal Assistance.
Location:
Arizona.
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