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Qualified Immunity Law Clarified
Loaded on Feb. 15, 1994
published in Prison Legal News
February, 1994, page 3
Joseph Rankin was a pretrial detainee in the Harris County, Texas, jail. While awaiting a court appearance in a large holding cell a disturbance broke out after female prisoners passed in front of the cell. A deputy sheriff removed Rankin from the cell and, according to Rankin's complaint, placed him …
Filed under:
Excessive Force,
Guard Brutality/Beatings,
Appeals,
Qualified Immunity.
Location:
Texas.
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