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SOUTH v. FRANZEN

No. 16234.

90 Ill. App.3d 595 (1980)

413 N.E.2d 523

GARY SOUTH, Petitioner-Appellee, v. GAYLE M. FRANZEN, Director, Illinois Department of Corrections, et al., Respondents-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

Opinion filed November 26, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Scott, Attorney General, of Chicago (Melbourne A. Noel, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, and Terence M. Madsen, law student, of counsel), for appellants.

James K. Genden, of Mayer, Brown & Platt, of Chicago, for appellee.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE MILLS delivered the opinion of the court:

We are forced to become embroiled in disciplinary matters of correctional facilities. And we are most loath to do so!

For such matters are best left up to penal authorities.

In any event — we affirm.

South, while serving a sentence for burglary at the Decatur Community Correctional Center, was found to be in possession of 3.1 grams of marijuana...

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