Legal Opinion
Howe v. Smith
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 17, 1981No. 80-5392PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Burger
The question presented by this case is whether a State may transfer a prisoner to federal custody pursuant to 18 U. S. C. *475§ 50031 in the absence of a prior determination that the prisoner who is being transferred has a need for specialized treatment available in the federal prison system.
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In December 1974, the Commissioner of Corrections for the State of Vermont announced that he would soon close the 187-year-old Windsor prison, the State’s only maximum-security facility, because Windsor had become inadequate in several respects. Rebideau v. Stoneman, 398 F. Supp. 805, 808, n. 7 (Vt. 1975).…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Tennessee Valley Authority v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Moody v. DaggettSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Reiter v. Sonotone Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1979
- National Labor Relations Board v. Bell Aerospace Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by83 opinions
- Olim v. WakinekonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Shango v. JurichCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- Bradshaw v. CarlsonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- Corgain v. MillerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- United States v. Jamiel Alexander ChagraCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
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