Legal Opinion

Mandela v. Campbell

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided October 19, 1998PublishedCited by 43 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

HOLDER, Justice.

We granted this consolidated appeal to address the following important issues: (1) whether the Department of Correction’s disciplinary policy #9502.01 improperly delegates responsibility of prison discipline to a private contractor; and (2) whether the Department of Correction’s disciplinary policies are “rules” within the ambit of the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act. We have carefully reviewed the relevant statutes, law, and the parties’ briefs. We hold that policy # 9502.01 is not an improper delegation and that the disciplinary policies before us are not…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Owens v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1995
  2. Carson Creek Vacation Resorts, Inc. v. State, Department of RevenueTennessee Supreme Court · 1993
  3. State v. SligerTennessee Supreme Court · 1993
  4. Lyons v. RasarTennessee Supreme Court · 1994
  5. L'Heureux v. State Department of CorrectionsSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1998

3Cited by43 opinions

  1. State v. ShermanTennessee Supreme Court · 2008
  2. Abdur'Rahman v. BredesenTennessee Supreme Court · 2005
  3. State v. AdamsTennessee Supreme Court · 2000
  4. Hawkins v. Tennessee Department of CorrectionCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2002
  5. State v. MateykoTennessee Supreme Court · 2001

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