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· 10/12/1977

Bobby Keith Williams v. John Hoyt

Citations

  • 556 F.2d 1336

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • affirming jury verdict for the defendants where evidence was sufficient to show that mace was used only for the control of unruly prisoners and was, therefore, not excessive
  • affirming jury verdict for the defendants where evidence was sufficient to show that mace was used only for the control of unruly prisoners and was, therefore, not excessive
  • “The sweeping generalization that the court’s charge to the jury was ‘fundamentally wrong’ and ‘not a fair statement of the law’ does not require extended discussion. Appellants failed to object to the court’s instructions.”

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Judges: Godbold, Simpson, Gee

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