· 6/11/1986
United States v. Hilton Jerry Kelton
Citations
- 791 F.2d 101
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- finding no Fourth Amendment violation where prison official inspected and copied prisoner’s outgoing mail because conduct was justified in light of legitimate objectives of the prison system
- interest in deterring criminal activity allowed officials to open and copy outgoing mail
- interest in deterring criminal activity allowed officials to open and copy outgoing mail
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Judges: McMillian, Bowman, Hanson
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