Whitley v. Albers, 475 U.S. 312 (1986)
Type
Case
Week
Week 7
Course
LA 50: Constitutional Law
Definition
Concerns 8th and 14th Amendments. During the course of a riot at the Oregon State Penitentiary, a prison officer was taken hostage and a rescue officer shot respondent (another inmate) in the left knee. Respondent subsequently brought an action in Federal District Court against petitioner (prison officials). The issue was rights deprivation under the aforementioned Amendments. Verdict for petitioner; court of appeals reversed and remanded for a new trial on respondent's Eighth Amendment claim.