Legal Opinion
Rochon v. Maggio
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 10, 1987No. CA 86 1270PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
LOTTINGER, Judge.
This lawsuit involves the constitutional right of a state prisoner not to have his outgoing “legal” mail opened during a security shakedown. The commissioner recommended a directed verdict for defendants, former Warden Ross Magio, Jr. and Lt. Kenneth Roy, and that suit against the remaining defendants be dismissed with prejudice at plaintiff's costs. From the trial court’s adoption of the commissioner’s recommendation, plaintiff appeals.
FACTS
At about 12:15 p.m., October 20, 1983, a “shakedown” was conducted in plaintiff’s dorm at Angola State Penitentiary and Lt. R. Mitchell…
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Rochon v. MaggioSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1988