· 10/26/1971
Arciniega v. Freeman
Citations
- 404 U.S. 4
- 92 S. Ct. 22
- 30 L. Ed. 2d 126
- 1971 U.S. LEXIS 16
How courts have described this case
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- holding that pro se complaints “hovvever inartfully pleaded,” are held to “less stringent standards than formal pleadings drafted by lawyers”
- rejecting a vagueness challenge to the same communication condition at issue here
- “Courts routinely hold that a probation or parole condition proscribing associating with a person or group refers to planned, prolonged contact as distinguished from chance or casual meetings.”
- “We do not believe that the parole condition restricting association was intended to apply to incidental contacts between ex-convicts in the course of work on a legitimate job for a common employer.”
- “[The] petitioner was forbidden to ‘associate’ with other ex- convicts. *** We do not believe that the parole condition restricting association was intended to apply to incidental contacts between ex-convicts in the course of work on a legitimate job for a common employer.”
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Judges: Per Curiam
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