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Estelle v. Gamble

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
75-929
Petitioner: 
Estelle
Respondent: 
Gamble
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1975-1981)
Opinion: 
429 U.S. 97 (1976)
Argued: 
Tuesday, October 5, 1976
Decided: 
Tuesday, November 30, 1976
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Cruel and Unusual Punishment, Non-Death Penalty
Categories: 
prison, eighth amendment, cruel and unusual punishment, criminal

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The Oyez Project, Estelle v. Gamble , 429 U.S. 97 (1976)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1976/1976_75_929)
(last visited Thursday, November 26, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 8 votes for Estelle, 1 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Amendment 8: Cruel and Unusual Punishment

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Voted with the majority
Burger
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Voted with the majority
Stewart
Voted with the majority
White
Wrote the majority opinion
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Powell
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Wrote a dissent
Stevens

Full Opinion by Justice Thurgood Marshall