People v. Lewis

In an action, inter alia, for a judgment declaring that directive No. 4914 of New York State Department of Correctional Services (DOCS) violates respondent’s First Amendment rights, defendant DOCS appeals, as limited by its brief, from so much of a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Dunkin, J.), dated August 21, 1985, as, after a hearing, declared that the directive’s requirement of an initial haircut is unconstitutional as applied to respondent and held that respondent may retain his dreadlocks.

Judgment affirmed insofar as appealed from, without costs or disbursements.

Respondent…