Hudson v. McMillian, No. 90-6531 (U.S. Supreme Court) (503 U.S. 1; 112 S.Ct. 995) (February 25, 1992) (Justice O'Connor)
Here the Court held that where an inmate's Eighth Amendment claim is based on excessive force, the "core judicial inquiry is . . . whether force was applied in a good faith effort to maintain or restore discipline, or maliciously and sadistically to cause harm." (Id., at 6-7). It continued: ...
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