Legal Opinion
White v. Gilligan
District Court, S.D. Ohio
Decided November 10, 1972No. Civ. A. 71-188PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KINNEARY, District Judge.
This matter is before the Court on plaintiffs’ request for declaratory and injunctive relief against Ohio’s statutory scheme which denies prisoners any credit for the time they spend in jail prior to their convictions.
Plaintiffs in this action represent a class of all inmates of the Ohio penal system who are financially unable to post bail bonds and who consequently remain in jail prior to their trials. These prisoners receive no credit for this time, commonly referred to as “dead time,” on the statutorily fixed sentence ultimately imposed. The Court holds that…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Douglas v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- United States v. JacksonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by55 opinions
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- State v. EilolaWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2010
- State v. Moore (Slip Opinion)Ohio Supreme Court · 2018
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