Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Avery
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 24, 1969No. 40PublishedCited by 1,323 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Fortas
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Petitioner isservinga life sentence in the Tennessee State Penitentiary. In February 1965 he was transferred to the maximum security building in the prison for violation of a prison regulation which provides:
“No inmate will advise, assist or otherwise contract to aid another, either with or without a fee, to prepare Writs or other legal matters. It is not intended that an innocent man be punished. When a man believes he is unlawfully held or illegally convicted, he should prepare a brief or state his complaint in letter form and address it to his lawyer or a judge. A formal Writ is not…
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