MATTHEWS v. MORALES

No. 93-4907.

23 F.3d 118 (1994)

Kevin Deon MATTHEWS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Dan MORALES, Attorney General of the State of Texas, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 21, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin Deon Matthew, pro se.

Theresa Ann Kraatz, Asst. Atty. Gen., Dan Morales, Atty. Gen., Austin, TX, for defendant-appellee.

Before WISDOM, DAVIS and DUHÉ, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Kevin Deon Matthews appeals the district court's dismissal of his suit alleging that § 32.22 of the Texas Family Code violates his free exercise of religion. Because we find that § 32.22 is logically connected to legitimate state penological concerns, we affirm.

I.

Kevin Deon Matthews, an inmate incarcerated in the Texas state penitentiary, filed a pro se civil rights suit in federal district court. He argues that § 32...

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