Legal Opinion
In Re Smith
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 4, 1980No. Docket Nos. 37173, 37792PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KLEIN, P. J.
Statement of the Case
Petitioners James Odra Smith (Smith), Richard William Brown (Brown) and Johnny Clark Russell (Russell) (collectively referred to as petitioners) seek a writ of mandate to compel the Sheriff of Ventura County to allow child visitation and receipt of reading materials from sources other than publishers in branch facilities of the Ventura County jail. Russell’s petition was consolidated with that of Brown and Smith for purposes of disposition.
Facts
Petitioners are pretrial detainees, persons confined while awaiting trial because they cannot post bail.
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2Cases cited15 opinions
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