Legal Opinion
Frank Howard v. George Adkison and Henry Jackson
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 15, 1989No. 88-2330PublishedCited by 248 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
George Adkison and Henry Jackson, supervisory officers employed by the Missouri Department of Corrections and Human Resources, appeal from a jury verdict holding them liable under Frank Howard’s 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claim of cruel and unusual punishment. Specifically, appellants argue that the district court 1 erred in submitting Howard’s claims to the jury, that the jury was improperly instructed, that relevant evidence was improperly excluded, and that they enjoyed qualified immunity from Howard’s claims in that their actions did not violate clearly established…
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