Legal Opinion
Hendrick v. Jackson
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided August 31, 1973No. Appeal, No. 576 C.D. 1972PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
President Judge Bowman,
There are two basic issues raised in this appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia, which decreed that the Philadelphia prison system as it is presently being operated is in violation of the Eighth Amendment prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment in its treatment of its inmates and detainees.
In deciding whether or not the lower court erred as a matter of law in concluding that the present prison conditions constitute a violation of Eighth Amendment rights, we do so within the scope of our review. In a recent decision, this…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- La Buy v. Howes Leather Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Jackson v. BishopCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968
- Lawrence J. Holt v. Robert Sarver, Commissioner of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
- Holt v. SarverDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1970
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Bryant v. HendrickSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Harris v. City of PhiladelphiaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
- Harris v. PernsleyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- Dawson v. KendrickDistrict Court, S.D. West Virginia · 1981
- Rhodes v. ChapmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- JACKSON v. HendrickSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
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