Legal Opinion
Smith v. Coughlin
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 6, 1983No. 83 Civ. 5160 (DNE)PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
EDELSTEIN, District Judge:
The plaintiff, Lemuel Smith, was convicted of murdering a prison guard while serving a life sentence for murder. Plaintiff was sentenced to death, and, immediately following the sentence, was moved from the general prison population to a unit for condemned persons (“UCP”) at the Green Haven Correctional Facility to await execution. Plaintiff has appealed his conviction to the New York Court of Appeals, which has not yet heard oral argument on the appeal. Plaintiff complains in this case that the conditions of his confinement vio late his…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Rhodes v. ChapmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Bounds v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Hewitt v. HelmsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Smith v. CoughlinCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
- Salahuddin v. CoughlinDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1998
- Groseclose v. DuttonDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1985
- Davidson v. MurrayDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 2005
- Cancel v. MazzucaDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2002
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