Legal Opinion
District of Columbia v. Bethel
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 5, 1990No. 88-1045, 88-1626PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHWELB, Associate Judge:
The District of Columbia appeals on several grounds from a million dollar judgment entered upon a jury verdict in favor of Daniel Bethel, an inmate at the Central Facility at Lorton prison. Finding no error, we affirm.
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Bethel was severely injured when he was stabbed by another inmate, Carter, with a “shank.” 1 Bethel was asleep in his dormi tory at the time of the stabbing, which apparently resulted from a relatively minor incident between Carter and Bethel two days earlier. On that occasion, Bethel had stood up for an older inmate who was working in the prison…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Hutto v. FinneySupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Nazareth Gates, and United States of America, Plaintiff-Intervenor-Appellee v. John Collier, Superintendent, Mississippi State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Dunlop v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Hansford P. Miller v. Jackson AviromCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- Irick v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1989
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Butera v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2001
- Etheredge v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
- Allen v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
- Johnson v. Fairfax Village Condominium IV Unit Owners Ass'nDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1994
- District of Columbia v. CarmichaelDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
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