Legal Opinion
Hickey v. Reeder
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 20, 1993No. 92-3737PublishedCited by 154 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEAM, Circuit Judge.
When J.B. Hickey refused to sweep his cell at the Pulaski County Jail in Little Rock, Arkansas, jail officials shot him with a stun gun. The district court determined that this did not violate his Eighth Amendment right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment. We disagree and remand for a determination of damages.
I. BACKGROUND
Hickey had been convicted of a crime, sentenced to a term in the state penitentiary, and was awaiting transfer. The incident began when Officer King ordered him to clean or to sweep his cell.1 Hickey, who was locked in the cell, refused. Officer…
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