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UNITED STATES v. GOUVEIA

No. 83-128.

467 U.S. 180 (1984)

UNITED STATES v. GOUVEIA ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 29, 1984

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deputy Solicitor General Frey argued the cause for the United States. With him on the briefs were Solicitor General Lee, Assistant Attorney General Trott, Carolyn F. Corwin, and John F. De Pue.

Charles P. Diamond, by appointment of the Court, 464 U.S. 1035, argued the cause for respondents Mills et al. With him on the brief were M. Randall Oppenheimer and Edwin S. Saul. Joel Levine, by appointment of the Court, 464 U.S. 1035, argued the cause for respondents Gouveia et al. and filed a brief for respondent Segura. Joseph F. Walsh, by appointment of the Court, 464 U.S. 1035, filed a brief for respondent Ramirez. Michael J. Treman, by appointment of the Court, 464 U.S. 1035, filed a brief for respondent Gouveia. Manuel U. A. Araujo filed a brief for respondent Reynoso.*

JUSTICE REHNQUIST delivered the opinion of the Court.

Respondents William Gouveia, Robert Ramirez, Adolpho Reynoso, and Philip Segura were convicted of murdering a fellow inmate at a federal prison in Lompoc, Cal. Respondents Robert Mills and Richard Pierce were convicted of a later murder of another inmate at the same institution. Prison officials placed each respondent in administrative detention shortly after the murders, and they remained there for an extended...

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