Legal Opinion
John Suggs v. J. Edwin Lavallee, Superintendent, Clinton State Correctional Institution
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 27, 1978No. 137, Docket 77-2053PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OAKES, Circuit Judge:
This case presents an all too familiar pattern of breakdown — of societal, institutional, medical and legal failure adequately to cope with a person. Perhaps inability to solve an insoluble problem is a better description, since the intentions of those attempting to cope — psychiatrists, psychologists, correction officers, judges and lawyers — have in no case been untoward.
The John Suggses of life begin with an utterly crippling home environment. Early on they exhibit signs of unusual, bizarre and even destructive behavior, often the result of traumatic experiences.…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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