Legal Opinion
Brown v. McGinnis
New York Court of Appeals
Decided January 25, 1962PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFroessel, J.
Petitioner Brown, an inmate of Green Haven Prison, instituted an article 78 proceeding in the nature of mandamus to compel respondent, the Commissioner of Correction of the State of New York, to permit petitioner free exercise of his religion. Special Term dismissed his petition without a hearing, and the Appellate Division unanimously affirmed. Similar petitions from a number of other inmates seeking the same relief were likewise disposed of.
More specifically, petitioner alleged in his verified petition that he “is of the Islamic faith by religious choice and profession and seeks spiritual…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Cantwell v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Price v. JohnstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- People v. SandstromNew York Court of Appeals · 1939
3Cited by46 opinions
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