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· 9/25/1980

Warren E. Hanvey v. W. D. Blankenship, H. E. Thompson

Citations

  • 631 F.2d 296
  • 1980 U.S. App. LEXIS 13687

How courts have described this case

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  • a complete confiscation and disposal of property not denial of due process because state statute gave prison officials discretion to dispose of property seized for violation of rules regulating property possession
  • prison officials do not violate an inmate’s constitutional rights when they seize contraband
  • prison officials do not violate inmate's Constitutional rights when they seize contraband

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Judges: Russell, Widener, Phillips

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