Legal Opinion
Wilkins v. Gaddy
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 22, 2010No. 08-10914PublishedCited by 2,159 opinions
1Per curiam
In Hudson v. McMillian, 503 U. S. 1, 4 (1992), this Court held that “the use of excessive physical force against a prisoner may constitute cruel and unusual punishment [even] when the inmate does not suffer serious injury.” In this ease, the District Court dismissed a prisoner’s excessive force claim based entirely on its determination that his injuries were “de minimis.” Because the District Court’s approach, affirmed on appeal, is at odds with Hudson’s direction to decide excessive force claims based on the nature of the force rather than the extent of the injury, the petition for…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Eric D. Oliver v. Jerry Keller, Sheriff Kyle Edwards Dave SwiekertCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
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