Constance de la Vega , pro hac vice, and Hope R. Metcalf , New Haven, filed a brief for experts on international human rights and comparative law as amicus curiae.
Kent S. Scheidegger , pro hac vice, and Judith Rossi , Rocky Hill, filed a brief for the Criminal Justice Legal Foundation as amicus curiae.
ROGERS, C.J., and NORCOTT, PALMER, ZARELLA, EVELEIGH, McDONALD and ESPINOSA, Js.
PALMER, J.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
I. STATE CONSTITUTIONAL PROHIBITIONS AGAINST CRUEL AND
UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT .................................................. 13
A. Federal Constitutional Standards ................................ 15...
Let's get started
Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting Sign on now to see your case. Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.
Updated daily.
Uncompromising quality.
Complete, Accurate, Current.
Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full
text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.
Cited Cases
No Cases Found
Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the
full text of the citing case.