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State Ex Rel. J.D.W. v. Harris

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided July 12, 1984No. 16237, 16345PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McHUGH, Chief Justice.

These actions, No. 16237 and No. 16345, present similar issues to this Court and they have been consolidated for the purpose of resolution. These actions are before this Court upon petitions for writs of habeas corpus by two residents of the West Virginia industrial home for youth (hereinafter “juvenile correctional facility”), located in Harrison County, West Virginia. 1 The relators, J.D.W. and K.R., allege that as victims of mistreatment at that facility they have been subjected to cruel and unusual punishment prohibited by the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution of…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. United States v. W. T. Grant Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1953
  2. Gray v. SandersSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. State Ex Rel . Harris v. CalendineWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1977
  4. Cooper v. GwinnWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1982
  5. State v. CarterWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1908

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. State v. BRANDON B.West Virginia Supreme Court · 2005
  2. State v. AllenWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2000
  3. Rand v. MillerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1991
  4. In re D.C., JuvenileSupreme Court of Vermont · 2016
  5. State ex rel. M.L.N. v. GreinerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1987

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