Legal Opinion
Anthony W. Martinelli, Cross-Appellant v. Richard L. Dugger, Mrs. Ana Gispert, Cross-Appellees, Lt. T. Mowery, Sgt. E. Savoia
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 1, 1987No. 86-5159PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:
George Brown, then an inmate at a Florida state prison, once argued to the former Fifth Circuit that he is an offspring of a God and a Mortal and that a prison regulation requiring prisoners to be clean-shaven infringed upon his constitutional religious liberties because he is himself an established religion and his mustache is a gift from his creator. See Brown v. Wainwright, 419 F.2d 1376 (5th Cir.1970). 1 The court dismissed Brown’s petition without a hearing, finding that the prison rule “appears to be neither unreasonable nor arbitrary.” Id. at 1377; accord Brooks…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- Wisconsin v. YoderSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Cruz v. BetoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Pell v. ProcunierSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by51 opinions
- Robert Perry Dehart v. Martin Horn, Commissioner of Corrections James S. Price, Supeintendent of Sci Greene United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000
- Jason McKinley Ward v. Jessie Walsh, Associate Warden of ProgramsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
- May v. BaldwinCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
- Harris v. ChapmanCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1996
- Harris v. OstroutCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1995
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