Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Lynaugh
Texas Supreme Court
Decided November 7, 1990No. C-8538PublishedCited by 261 opinions
1Per curiam
R. Wayne Johnson, an inmate of the Texas Department of Corrections, filed suit pro se in forma pauperis against James Ly-naugh, the director of that institution, alleging that three of its disciplinary rules are unconstitutionally vague, and that Johnson has been denied the use of an audiotape player in his cell to play tapes as part of his religion. Based upon these allegations, Johnson asserts that his rights under article I, sections 3, 3a, 6, 13, and 19 of the Texas Constitution have been violated. The trial court granted Lynaugh’s motion to dismiss Johnson’s action with prejudice as…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Neitzke v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Isiah Carl Green v. Dan v. McKaskle Acting Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Kevin Michael Cay v. W.J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Johnson v. Lynaugh, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)1989
- Thomas Henry Payne v. James A. Lynaugh, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
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3Cited by261 opinions
- Smith v. Texas Department of Criminal Justice-Institutional Division, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2000
- Brewer v. Simental, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2008
- Birdo v. Ament, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)1991
- Hamilton v. PechacekCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2010
- Spurlock v. Schroedter, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2002
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