Legal Opinion
Byron G. Smith v. Allan L. Robbins, Warden
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 18, 1972No. 71-1277, 71-1278PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALDRICH, Chief Judge.
The primary issue in this case is whether the district court, 328 F.Supp. 162, in a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 suit brought by a state prisoner against his warden, erred in ruling that mail addressed to the prisoner and adequately shown to be from a member of the state bar may not be opened, to see if the envelope contains contraband, in the absence of the prisoner. By contraband is meant some physical object in addition to the attorney’s letter; the warden does not complain of that part of the order which forbids the reading of the letter itself. The warden appeals.
The prisoner…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Rubin F. Needel v. Palmer C. Scafati, SuperintendentCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1969
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