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· 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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