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Supreme Court Detail
Case Name
ESTELLE, CORRECTIONS DIRECTOR, et al. v. GAMBLE
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Date Decision
November 30, 1976
Date Argument
October 05, 1976
Decision Type
opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations
429 U.S. 97
97 S. Ct. 285
1976 U.S. LEXIS 175
50 L. Ed. 2d 251
Docket
75-929
Lower Court Detail
Court in which Case Originated
Texas Southern U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Petitioner
governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
Texas
Respondent
prisoner, inmate of penal institution
Vote Detail
Issue/Legal Provision
(1 of 2)
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Cruel And Unusual Punishment, Non-death Penalty (cf. Liability, Civil Rights Acts)
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
Eighth Amendment (cruel and unusual punishment)
Vote Coalition
8 - 1
Decision Direction
Conservative
Justice Votes
voted with majority or plurality
Brennan
Stewart
White
Marshall
Burger
Powell
Rehnquist
special concurrence
Blackmun
dissent
Stevens
Issue/Legal Provision
(2 of 2)
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Cruel And Unusual Punishment, Non-death Penalty (cf. Liability, Civil Rights Acts)
FEDERAL STATUTE
Reconstruction Civil Rights Acts (42 U.S.C. § 1983)
Vote Coalition
8 - 1
Decision Direction
Conservative
Justice Votes
voted with majority or plurality
Brennan
Stewart
White
Marshall
Burger
Powell
Rehnquist
special concurrence
Blackmun
dissent
Stevens
Supreme Court Database Detail
SCDB ID
1976-016-01
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