Legal Opinion
Carlson v. Oliver
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided April 7, 1977PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POMEROY, Justice.
This court has made clear that it is reluctant to interfere with penal control and management. Duncan v. Ulmer, 159 Me. 266, 191 A.2d 617 (1963). Nevertheless, we must recognize
“There is no iron curtain drawn between the Constitution and the prisons of this country.” Wolff v. McDonnell, 418 U.S. 539, 555, 94 S.Ct. 2963, 2974, 41 L.Ed.2d 935 (1974).
At the time this action was commenced, appellant was a prisoner confined to the Maine State Prison as the result of his conviction of a felony. After disciplinary proceedings were conducted against him, he sought judicial review of…
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- Bell v. BursonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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