Legal Opinion
Newman v. Alabama
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 16, 1977No. 76-2269PublishedCited by 193 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, Circuit Judge.
The Eighth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, reinforced by the Fourteenth Amendment, prohibits the imposition of cruel and unusual punishment. It is much too late in the day for states and prison authorities to think that they may withhold from prisoners the basic necessities of life, which include reasonably adequate food, clothing, shelter, sanitation, and necessary medical attention, Gates v. Collier, 5 Cir., 1974, 501 F.2d 1291; Newman v. Alabama, 5 Cir., 1974, 503 F.2d 1320, cert. denied 421 U.S. 948, 95 S.Ct. 1680, 44 L.Ed.2d 102; Williams v.…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Robinson v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
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- Nazareth Gates, and United States of America, Plaintiff-Intervenor-Appellee v. John Collier, Superintendent, Mississippi State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Pugh v. LockeDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1976
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3Cited by193 opinions
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- Bellamy v. BradleyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984
- Isiah Carl Green v. Dan v. McKaskle Acting Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
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