Legal Opinion

State v. Martinez

Hawaii Supreme Court

Decided July 21, 1978No. 6003PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

KIDWELL, J.

Appellant was convicted of possession of marijuana on the basis of evidence obtained when she was searched by prison officials as a condition of entry to the prison. The appeal challenges, on constitutional grounds, both the admissibility of the evidence obtained by the search and the validity of a condition upon which appellant was granted probation. We affirm.

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Appellant sought entry to Hawaii State Prison (“the prison”) to visit a prisoner. After she entered the prison, appellant was taken to a room where she was left alone with a prison matron. The matron…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Sibron v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. United States v. Brignoni-PonceSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. Williams v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  5. Procunier v. MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1974

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Jess Burgess and Marilyn Thompkins v. Louis LoweryCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
  2. Jones v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1984
  3. State v. ClarkHawaii Supreme Court · 1982
  4. State v. HansonHawaii Supreme Court · 2001
  5. State v. FribergSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1989

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