Legal Opinion
Allain Delont Norman v. Otis Taylor, Deputy Sergeant
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 16, 1994No. 92-6648PublishedCited by 110 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge LUTTIG wrote the opinion, in which Judges DONALD RUSSELL, WIDENER, WILKINSON, WILKINS, NIEMEYER, HAMILTON, and WILLIAMS joined. Judge K.K. HALL wrote a dissenting opinion, in which Chief Judge ERVIN and Judges PHILLIPS, MURNAGHAN, and MICHAEL joined.
OPINION
LUTTIG, Circuit Judge:
Allain Delont Norman sued Norfolk Deputy Sergeant Otis Taylor under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that Sergeant Taylor subjected him to “cruel and unusual punishment” in violation of the Eighth Amendment by swinging a set of cell keys at him, striking him once on the thumb. The…
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