Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Hopper v. Barnett

439 U.S. 1041

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1978-12-11
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • “To imprison an indigent when in the same circumstances an individual of financial means would remain free constitutes a denial of equal protection of the laws.”

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C. A. 5th Cir. Motion of respondent for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and certiorari granted. Judgment vacated and case remanded with directions to dismiss cause as moot.