Carrigan v. Davis, No. 96-8-JJF (D.Del.) (70 F.Supp.2d 448) (September 28, 1999) (Judge Joseph J. Jr. Farnam)
Loaded on Jan. 1, 2000
published in Punch and Jurists
January 17, 2000
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Cruel and Unusual Punishment.
Here Chief Judge Farnan of the district court in Delaware held that any sexual intercourse between a prison guard and a prison inmate constitutes a per se violation of the Eighth Amendment because it violates contemporary standards of decency.
In the 12/27/99 issue of P&J, we noted that District Judge …
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