· 2/1/1996
Williams v. Lee County, Alabama
Citations
- 78 F.3d 491
- 1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 2382
- 1996 WL 103880
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- rejecting deliberate indifference claim where known suicidal inmates were left alone for 15 to 20 minutes
- “[w]e have found less formal means of suicide prevention that those of Lee County to pass constitutional muster.”
- “A reasonable official would have no reason to assume from routine booking information that a prisoner brought with him a strong, or any, likelihood of suicide.”
- suicide threat preceded death by 15-20 minutes
- suicide threat preceded death by 15-20 minutes
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Judges: Tjoflat, Black, Goodwin
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