Gates V. Collier
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| Date decided | 1974 |
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| Court | United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit |
| Majority | Tuttle |
| Prior action(s) | 349 F. Supp. 881 (N. D. Miss. 1972); 371 F. Supp. 1368 (1973) |
| Judge(s) sitting | Elbert Tuttle |
| Griffin Bell | |
| Irving Loeb Goldberg | |
| Date of Reg. | |
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| ID | 1463688 |
About Gates V. Collier
Gates v. Collier, 501 F. 2d 1291, was a landmark case decided in U. S. federal court that brought an end to the Trusty system and the flagrant inmate abuse that accompanied it at Mississippi State Penitentiary in Sunflower County, Mississippi.
