Legal Opinion
Gary Knecht v. James N. Gillman
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 5, 1973No. 73-1374PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSS, Circuit Judge.
This is an action by Gary Knecht and Ronald Stevenson, both in the custody of the State of Iowa, against officials of that state, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Their complaint alleged that they had been subjected to injections of the drug apomorphine at the Iowa Security Medical Facility (ISMF) without their consent and that the use of said drug by the defendants constituted cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the eighth amendment. The trial court dismissed their complaint for injunctive relief. We reverse with directions to enjoin the defendants from further use of the…
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