Legal Opinion
Hutto v. Finney
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 15, 1979No. 76-1660PublishedCited by 2,206 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stevens
delivered the opinion of the Court.†
After finding that conditions in the Arkansas penal system constituted cruel and unusual punishment, the District Court entered a series of detailed remedial orders. On appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, petitioners1 challenged two aspects of that relief: (1) an order placing a maximum limit of 30 days on confinement in punitive isolation; and (2) an award of attorney’s fees to be paid out of Department of Correction funds. The Court of *681Appeals affirmed and assessed an additional attorney’s fee to cover services on appeal.…
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3Cited by2,206 opinions
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