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“punching a non-resisting criminal suspect for no apparent reason other than malice . . . is not protected by our constitution”
50 citation events (7 in the last 25 years) across 24 distinct courts.
Strongest positive: Crandle v. Sims (alsd, 2020-09-02)
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1991 2008 2026
Top citers, strongest first. 14 distinct citers. How cited ↗
discussed Cited as authority (quoted) Crandle v. Sims
S.D. Ala. · 2020 · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence low
punching a non-resisting criminal suspect for no apparent reason other than malice . . . is not protected by our constitution
discussed Cited as authority (rule) United States v. Reese
9th Cir. · 1993 · confidence medium
For example, appellees cite United States v. Cobb, 905 F.2d 784, 788 (4th Cir.1990), cert. denied, 498 U.S. 1049 , 111 S.Ct. 758 , 112 L.Ed.2d 778 (1991), in support of their request for an instruction phrased in terms of “whether force was applied ... maliciously and sadistically for the very purpose of causing harm.” Id. at 788.
cited Cited "see" State v. Kottman
S.D. · 2005 · signal: see · confidence high
See United States v. Cardona, 903 F.2d 60, 63 (1st Cir.1990), cert denied, 498 U.S. 1049 , 111 S.Ct. 758 , 112 L.Ed.2d 778 (1991).
discussed Cited "see" Williams v. Benjamin
4th Cir. · 1996 · signal: see · confidence high
See United States v. Cobb, 905 F.2d 784, 789 (4th Cir.1990) ("[P]unitive intent behind a defendant's use of force may be inferred when the force is not reasonably related to a legitimate nonpunitive governmental objective.") (quotations omitted), cert. denied, 498 U.S. 1049 , 111 S.Ct. 758 , 112 L.Ed.2d 778 (1991). 31 The record at present contains no reason for the guards' refusal to permit Williams to wash, no evidence that Williams was not in the "immense pain" he alleges, and no justification for the extended period of time Williams was left in the restraints.
discussed Cited "see" United States v. Saccoccia
1st Cir. · 1995 · signal: see · confidence high
See United States v. Levy, 905 F.2d 326, 328 (10th Cir.1990), cert. denied, 498 U.S. 1049 , 111 S.Ct. 759 , 112 L.Ed.2d 778 (1991); see also Collins v. Loisel, 259 U.S. 309, 312 , 42 S.Ct. 469, 471 , 66 L.Ed. 956 (1922) (“It is enough [to satisfy the requirement of dual criminality] if the particular act charged is criminal in both jurisdictions.”). 2.
discussed Cited "see" United States v. Juan Dale Reese, United States of America v. Scott Matthew Dwyer, United States of America v. Daniel Wayne Broussard, United States of America v. Larry Marcel Houston (2×)
9th Cir. · 1993 · signal: see · confidence high
See Caballero v. Concord, 956 F.2d 204, 206 (9th Cir.1992) ("due process cases have little relevance to a 1983 action involving fourth amendment rights") (citation and internal punctuation omitted). 65 For example, appellees cite United States v. Cobb, 905 F.2d 784, 788 (4th Cir.1990), cert. denied, 498 U.S. 1049 , 111 S.Ct. 758 , 112 L.Ed.2d 778 (1991), in support of their request for an instruction phrased in terms of "whether force was applied ... maliciously and sadistically for the very purpose of causing harm." Id. at 788.
cited Cited "see" United States v. James S. Hill, Jr., James Hill
3rd Cir. · 1992 · signal: see · confidence high
See United States v. Cardona, 903 F.2d 60, 63 (1st Cir.1990), cert, denied, — U.S.-, 111 S.Ct. 758 , 112 L.Ed.2d 778 (1991).
discussed Cited "see" Austin v. Hamilton
10th Cir. · 1991 · signal: see · confidence high
See United States v. Cobb, 905 F.2d 784 , 788 n. 7 (4th Cir.1990), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 111 S.Ct. 758 , 112 L.Ed.2d 778 (1991); see also Wisniewski v. Kennard, 901 F.2d 1276, 1277 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 111 S.Ct. 309 , 112 L.Ed.2d 262 (1990).
discussed Cited "see" Austin v. Hamilton
10th Cir. · 1991 · signal: see · confidence high
See United States v. Cobb, 905 F.2d 784 , 788 n. 7 (4th Cir.1990), cert. denied, --- U.S. ----, 111 S.Ct. 758 , 112 L.Ed.2d 778 (1991); see also Wisniewski v. Kennard, 901 F.2d 1276, 1277 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, --- U.S. ----, 111 S.Ct. 309 , 112 L.Ed.2d 262 (1990).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." United States v. Pascual
N.D.N.Y. · 2016 · signal: see also · confidence low
A parolee is a convicted criminal who has been sentenced to a term' of imprisonment and who has been allowed to serve a portion of that term outside prison walls.” United States v. Polito, 583 F.2d 48, 54 (2d Cir.1978); see also United States v. Cardona, 903 F.2d 60, 63 (1st Cir.1990) (“Parole is meted out in addition to, not in lieu of, incarceration.”), cert. denied, 498 U.S. 1049 , 111 S.Ct. 758 , 112 L.Ed.2d 778 (1991).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Ajaj v. United States
D.S.C. · 2007 · signal: see also · confidence low
See Hudson v. McMillian, 503 U.S. 1, 7 , 112 S.Ct. 995 , 117 L.Ed.2d 156 (1992) [the core judicial inquiry is whether force was applied in a good faith effort to maintain or restore discipline, or maliciously and sadistically to cause harm]; see also United States v. Cobb, 905 F.2d 784 (4th Cir.1990), cert. denied, 498 U.S. 1049 , 111 S.Ct. 758 , 112 L.Ed.2d 778 (1991); Taylor v. McDuffie, 155 F.3d 479 (4th Cir.1998); Norman v. Taylor, 25 F.3d 1259, 1263 (4th Cir.1994); Fuentes v. Wagner, 206 F.3d 335 , 342 (3d Cir.2000); Wilson v. Williams, 83 F.3d 870, 873 (7th Cir.1996) [applied to pretrial…
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Taylor v. Rhode Island
1st Cir. · 1996 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also United States v. Cardona, 903 F.2d 60, 62 (1st Cir.1990) (noting that probation serves goals of rehabilitation and *784 public safety), cert. denied, 498 U.S. 1049 , 111 S.Ct. 758 , 112 L.Ed.2d 778 (1991); Tillinghast v. Howard, 109 R.I. 497 , 287 A.2d 749, 752 (1972) ("[I]t is for the purpose of giving a convicted accused the opportunity for rehabilitation that he retains his liberty and is placed on probation.”).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Jackie Wilson v. James K. Williams
7th Cir. · 1996 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., United States v. Cobb, 905 F.2d 784, 788-89 (4th Cir.1990), cert. denied, 498 U.S. 1049 , 111 S.Ct. 758 , 112 L.Ed.2d 778 (1991) (Eighth Amendment standard); Valencia v. Wiggins, 981 F.2d 1440 , 1443—17 (5th Cir.) (Eighth Amendment standard, at least in prison security context), cert. denied, 509 U.S. 905 , 113 S.Ct. 2998 , 125 L.Ed.2d 691 (1993); Telfair v. Gilberg, 868 F.Supp. 1396, 1410-12 (S.D.Ga.1994) (intermediate standard devised by district court); Manual of Model Civil Jury Instructions for the District Courts of the Eighth Circuit § 4.20 (1995) (“excessive force eases…
discussed Cited "see, e.g." United States v. Ramon Puentes
11th Cir. · 1995 · signal: compare · confidence low
Compare United States v. Kaufman, 874 F.2d 242, 243 (5th Cir.1989) (per curiam) (denial of petition for rehearing and suggestion for rehearing en banc) (stating that only the offended nation that is a party to a treaty may complain of a breach of the treaty) and Demjanjuk v. Petrovsky, 776 F.2d 571, 583-84 (6th Cir.1985) (expressing doubt that the individual has standing on the grounds that "[t]he right to insist on application of the principle of specialty belongs to the requested state, not to the individual whose extradition is requested”) (citation omitted), cert. denied, 475 U.S. 1016 ,…
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Capps
v.
Collins, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division
No. 90-5621.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Jan 14, 1991.
498 U.S. 1049

C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.