Legal Opinion
Roy Lee Smartt v. Harry S. Avery, Commissioner of Correction, State of Tennessee
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 6, 1967No. 16654PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDWARDS, Circuit Judge.
Appellant in this case appeals from an order of United States District Judge William E. Miller which held unconstitutional an amendment to the Rules and Regulations of the Tennessee Pardon, Parole and Probation Board, dated February 23, 1965. Judge Miller also enjoined enforcement of this rule. The amendment follows:
“Subject: Amendment to Rules and and Regulations of the Pardon, Parole and Probation Board.
“It has been unanimously adopted by the Parole Board that any inmate of the penitentiary (this includes the Main Prison, Brushy Mountain, Fort Pillow, the Woman’s…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. ButtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Sherbert v. VernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Torcaso v. WatkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Ex Parte HullSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Virginia Ex Rel. Virginia State BarSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Herman Jackson, Jr. v. James B. Godwin, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Johnson Ex Rel. Johnson v. HackettDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1968
- Glen Dale Castle v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Rice v. SimpsonDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1967
- Alan Daniel Wilwording v. Harold R. Swenson, Warden, Donald L. Beishir v. Harold R. Swenson, Warden, Kenneth Mills v. Harold R. SwensonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
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