Legal Opinion
State v. Mason
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided October 29, 1999No. 80,385PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Allegrucci, J.:
Kenneth Mason appeals his conviction of criminal solicitation of murder. He was sentenced to 85 months’ imprisonment. The appeal was transferred to this court from the Court of Appeals pursuant to K.S.A. 20-3018.
Mason was a prisoner in the Greenwood County Jail. When an inmate is brought into that jail, he or she is advised that mail is “subject to inspection if it’s not legal.” Legal mail includes mail addressed to attorneys.
Mason’s first attempt to falsely label a letter as legal mail was detected by Deputy Winfrey. Mason sealed,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Procunier v. MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- State v. AndersonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1996
- State v. DePriestSupreme Court of Kansas · 1995
- State v. ShearsSupreme Court of Kansas · 1996
- Jensen v. KleckerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by49 opinions
- State v. DavisSupreme Court of Kansas · 2003
- State v. WhitesellSupreme Court of Kansas · 2000
- State v. FryeSupreme Court of Kansas · 2012
- State v. DenneySupreme Court of Kansas · 2004
- State v. PabstSupreme Court of Kansas · 2002
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