Legal Opinion
Smith v. Anderson
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 4, 1963No. Nos. 17411, 17413, 17414PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BURGER, Circuit Judge.
Appellants filed petitions for writs of habeas corpus in September 1962, alleging they were unlawfully detained and subjected to cruel and unusual punishment. On the first point they allege they are confined in the D.C. Jail without an order or judicial direction. Their claim as to unusual punishment is that they are confined in a cell 6' x 6' where the temperature rises to 105° F. with inadequate ventilation which endangers health; they also contend the food is such that it has made them ill and they have been denied medical treatment.
The District Court denied the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- William T. X. Fulwood v. Donald Clemmer, Director, District of Columbia Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1961
- John A. Tatem, Sr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1960
3Cited by3 opinions
- Catherine Lake v. Dale Cameron, Superintendent, St. Elizabeths HospitalCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1964
- Edward Smith v. Sam A. Anderson, Superintendent, D. C. Jail, Maryland Harvey v. Sam A. Anderson, Superintendent, D. C. Jail, Robert M. Williams v. Sam A. Anderson, Superintendent, D. C. JailCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1963
- Catherine Lake v. Dale Cameron, Superintendent, St. Elizabeths HospitalCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1964