People v. Du Boulay

On July 2, 1984, Correction Officer Antoine Du Boulay and prison inmate James Jackson had a dispute on the ninth floor of the Brooklyn House of Detention. The argument ended when Officer Du Boulay punched Jackson in the jaw, knocking him to the floor. While Jackson lay on the floor unconscious, it is alleged that Du Boulay kicked him at least twice in the abdomen. Jackson suffered a ruptured pancreas, necessitating immediate surgery.

*708Under indictment No. 5405/85, Officer Du Boulay was charged with three counts of assault in the second degree. He was tried before a jury and convicted of one…