Legal Opinion
Norris v. Frame
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided October 31, 1978No. 78-1090PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ADAMS, Circuit Judge.
One of the most persistent problems in the administration of the criminal justice system is how to treat those individuals who have been charged with a crime but not yet convicted. In order to guarantee their presence at trial, the state may imprison citizens before their guilt or innocence is determined, but their status during this waiting period has been questioned ever since the time of Blackstone, who described the wait between arrest and trial as “this dubious interval.” 1 It has been asserted that pretrial detainees have often fared worse than…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Ingraham v. WrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by56 opinions
- West v. AtkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- City of Revere v. Massachusetts General HospitalSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Delores Simmons, Administratrix of the Estate of Daniel La Friscoe Simmons v. The City of Philadelphia Police Officer A. Panati, Badge No. 2587Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
- Colburn v. Upper Darby TownshipCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
- Boring v. KozakiewiczCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
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