Legal Opinion
Johnson v. State
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided December 17, 1982PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUFFY, Justice.
In this proceeding, Lester M. Johnson (appellant), a Delaware prisoner who has been transferred to a Federal prison outside this State, appeals a dismissal by the Superior Court of his petition for a writ of mandamus, 10 Del.C. § 564, to compel the State to provide him with Delaware legal reference materials and with mailing privileges equal to those available to prisoners housed in Delaware.
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In the Superior Court Johnson was convicted of and sentenced for Murder in the First Degree, 11 Del.C. § 636. See Johnson v. State, Del.Supr., 312 A.2d 630 (1973). After serving a part of…
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