· 3/28/1939
Chicago Title & Trust Co. v. Eisenberg
Citations
- 299 Ill. App. 616
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- impossible for prison authorities or courts to supervise administration of corporal punishment so as to prevent excesses
- impossible for prison authorities or courts to supervise administration of corporal punishment so as to prevent excesses
- “broad and idealistic concepts of dignity, civilized standards, humanity, and decency” help define the Eighth Amendment proscriptions
- any use of strap as disciplinary measure is cruel and unusual regardless of circumstances
- challenge to resort to whipping as a disciplinary measure in Arkansas state penitentiary
- use of . strap permitted in only two states, outlawed in several
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