PERCY v. STATE, DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS


278 N.J. Super. 543 (1995)

651 A.2d 1044

ROBERT G. PERCY, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF NEW JERSEY, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, RESPONDENTS.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided January 17, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert G. Percy, appellant, filed a pro se brief.

Deborah T. Poritz, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney for respondents (Joseph L. Yannotti, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel; Patrick DeAlmeida, Deputy Attorney General, on the brief).

Before Judges KING, MUIR, Jr. and EICHEN.


The opinion of the court was delivered by KING, P.J.A.D.

This pro se prisoner's appeal challenges the decision of the Department of Corrections (DOC) which refused to cooperate with his effort to artificially inseminate his wife. Appellant asserts a constitutional right to the procreation procedure despite his prisoner status. We disagree and affirm DOC's policy.

Appellant is age 45. He was sentenced...

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