Legal Opinion
Abbit v. Bernier
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided December 24, 1974No. Civ. H-74-64PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
J. JOSEPH SMITH, Circuit Judge:
Fred Abbit, a judgment debtor against whose body a writ of execution has issued, seeks to enjoin the enforcement of Connecticut’s body execution statute, Conn.Gen.Stat.Ann. § 52-369, and to secure a declaration of its unconstitutionality. He proceeds in this civil rights action, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, 28 U.S. C. § 1343(3), 1 against the Connecticut officials charged with administering Conn.Gen.Stat.Ann. § 52-369 as to him. 2 Their enforcement of the statute allegedly- deprives the plaintiff under color of state law of his Sixth Amendment right…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Goldberg v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Washington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Steffel v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Kinsey v. PreesonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1987
- In Re Anthony R. Martin-Trigona, Debtor. Anthony R. Martin-Trigona v. Richard Belford, Trustee, and Daniel Meister, TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
- Security Savings Bank v. MuellerSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1981
- Makarov v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1976
- Vail v. QuinlanDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1976
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