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Jail Not Liable for Arrestee's Cocaine Overdose Death
The decedent died in jail of a cocaine overdose after denying that he had ingested cocaine
(though there was an empty plastic bag with drug residue around it at the scene of his arrest)
and refusing medical treatment.
At 686-87: ". . . [P]re-trial detainees have a right to adequate ...
(though there was an empty plastic bag with drug residue around it at the scene of his arrest)
and refusing medical treatment.
At 686-87: ". . . [P]re-trial detainees have a right to adequate ...
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