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· 9/16/1977

Lawrence W. Smith, and Cross-Appellants, and Philip E. Jaros, and Cross-Appellants v. Wayne Shimp, and Cross-Appellees

Citations

  • 562 F.2d 423
  • 1977 U.S. App. LEXIS 11555

How courts have described this case

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  • reasoning that what a pretrial detainee places in nonprivileged mail, he knowingly exposes to possible inspection by jail officials and consequently yields to reasonable search and seizure
  • a pretrial detainee yields any expectation of privacy, when “he knowingly exposes [his mail] to possible inspection, by jail officials”
  • “jail officials may read outgoing nonprivileged mail”

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Judges: Castle, Wood, Markey, Patent

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