Legal Opinion
Rivera v. Smith
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 27, 1984PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Jones, J.
Under the Constitution and statutes of the State of New York, it would have been a violation of the right of a Muslim inmate to free exercise of his religious beliefs, in *505the limited circumstances of this case, for him to have been subjected to a random pat frisk performed by a correction officer of the opposite sex. This intrusion on the prisoner’s religious beliefs would not have been justified here by the State’s interests in maintaining prison security or in providing equal opportunity for women to serve as prison guards. It was error, however, for the courts…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- United States v. United Mine Workers of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Cruz v. BetoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Pell v. ProcunierSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by89 opinions
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