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No Immunity for Beating
Loaded on Nov. 15, 1994
published in Prison Legal News
November, 1994, page 16
Thomas Munz was an Iowa state prisoner called to testify in federal court. Munz was taken to the court by federal marshals. En route to the court, while bound hand and foot, Munz became violent and vandalized the interior of the marshal's car. When Munz and his escort arrived at ...
Filed under:
Guard Brutality/Beatings,
Restraints,
Immunity/Liability,
Qualified Immunity.
Location:
Iowa.
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