Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Branche v. Freeman
463 U.S. 1214
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1983-06-27
- Topic
- labor-and-employment
How later courts describe this case
- arising under Louisiana law; three statutory aggravating circumstances found; Supreme Court of Louisiana reviews the sufficiency of the evidence with respect to only one; procedure held not to violate Eighth Amendment
- in former inmate's civil rights action alleging beating by prison officials, plaintiff could recover for substantive due process, as opposed to Eighth Amendment, violation
- victim received thirteen stab wounds and died slowly "with awareness of her impending death"
Citator
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C. A. 7th Cir. Motion of respondent for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Certiorari denied.
Justice Brennan would grant certiorari.