Hutto v. Finney

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1979-01-15

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Mr. Justice Stevens delivered the opinion of the Court. † After finding that conditions in the Arkansas penal system constituted cruel and unusual punishment, the District Court entered a series of detailed remedial orders. On appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, petitioners 1 challenged two aspects of that relief: (1) an or…

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