Nazareth Gates v. John Collier, Superintendent of the Mississippi State Penitentiary

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 1980-05-14

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JAMES C. HILL, Circuit Judge: This Court is not unanimous in its resolution of the two issues presented. All of us agree on the resolution of the issue presented in Part I. However, in Part II, Judges Brown and Randall concur with Judge Hill dissenting. 1 This litigation over conditions at Mississippi’s Parchman Penitentiary began in 1971. In 1974 we affirmed the district court…

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