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Ingraham v. Wright
Ingraham v. Wright
Naomi & Megan
Who Cont'd...
Defendants: Willie J. Wright, Lemmie Deliford, Solomon Barnes, & Edward L. Whigham (superintendent)
Petitioners: James Ingraham & Roosevelt Andrews
Who?
*James Ingraham: A 14 year old student at Charles R. Drew Junior High School
*Roosevelt Andrews: Student at Charles R. Drew Junior High School
*Willie J Wright, Jr.: Principal of Charles R. Drew Junior High School
*Lemmie Deliford & Solomon Barnes: Assistant principal of Charles R. Drew Juior High School
*Florida State Court & U.S. Supreme Court
What?
*Eight Amendment Right:
-Cruel and unusual punishment
*Fourteenth Amendment Right:
-Due process clause
When?
*October 6th, 1970
-Incident occured
*November 2-3, 1976
-Argued in Supreme Court
*April 19th, 1977
-Case ruled as...
Where?
*Charles Drew Junior High School in Dade county Florida.
Summary
James Ingraham & Mother
Court of Appeals
-Agreed/ ruled that it was cruel and unusual punishment, sending it back to the district court.
Following the Case
District Court
*Argued that Ingraham other students had been subjected to disciplinary corporal punishment, in violations of their constitutional rights.
*Held that :
Cruel and Unusual Punishment clause in the 8th Amendment didn't apply to corporal disciplinary action in public schools & that the due process clause of the 14th amendment doesn't apply
THE END
District Court
-Dismissed all three counts before hearing the evidence.
*District Court
*Court of Appeals
*District Court
*Supreme Court
Supreme Court
-Held that the 8th & 14th Amendements did not apply
-Only applies to criminals convicted