Legal Opinion
State v. Steffes
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided February 13, 2003No. 02-1300-CRPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtVergeront, P.J.
¶ 1. Joseph Steffes, an inmate at Fox Lake Correctional Institution, appeals the judgment of conviction for solicitation to deliver marijuana to a prisoner within a prison as a repeat offender. Steffes contends the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress marijuana found in mail addressed to him. Steffes's position is that opening the envelope outside his presence, when the envelope was marked "legal papers," violated Wis. Admin. Code § DOC 309.04(3)(a), 2 his Sixth Amendment right to counsel and his Fourteenth Amendment right not to be deprived of liberty without due process of…
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