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Quotation from Robinson v. California by Supreme Court of the United States
“In this Court, counsel for the State recognized that narcotic addiction is an illness.”
Robinson v. California, Opinion of the Court (Justice Stewart) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Justice Stewart relies on California's own concession in classifying addiction with other illnesses.
Citation: "In this Court, counsel for the State recognized that narcotic addiction is an illness." — Supreme Court of the United States, Robinson v. California, Opinion of the Court (Justice Stewart) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id robinson-v-california-q1)
Portrait: US Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart - 1976 official portrait, Robert S. Oakes, Public domain.
