Louisiana ex rel. Francis v. Resweber
Petitioner's Claim, Decision, Significance, A Cruel And Unusual Punishment?, What Is The State's Responsibility?
Petitioner
Willie Francis
Respondent
E. L. Resweber, Sheriff of St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, et al.
Chief Lawyer for Petitioner
James Skelly Wright
Chief Lawyers for Respondent
Michael E. Culligan, L. O. Pecot
Justices for the Court
Hugo Lafayette Black, Felix Frankfurter, Robert H. Jackson, Stanley Forman Reed (writing for the Court), Fred Moore Vinson
Justices Dissenting
Harold Burton, William O. Douglas, Frank Murphy, Wiley Blount Rutledge
Place
Washington, D.C.
Date of Decision
13 January 1947
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Sources
Sifakis, Carl. The Encyclopedia of American Crime. New York: Facts on File, 1982.
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