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KNECHT v. GILLMAN

No. 73-1374.

488 F.2d 1136 (1973)

Gary KNECHT et al., Appellants, v. James N. GILLMAN et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided December 5, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

L. Vern Robinson, Hawkeye Legal Aid Society, Iowa City, Iowa, for appellants.

Thomas Hronek, Asst. Atty. Gen., Des Moines, Iowa, for appellees.

Before HEANEY, ROSS and STEPHENSON, Circuit Judges.

ROSS, Circuit Judge.

This is an action by Gary Knecht and Ronald Stevenson, both in the custody of the State of Iowa, against officials of that state, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Their complaint alleged that they had been subjected to injections of the drug apomorphine at the Iowa Security Medical Facility (ISMF) without their consent and that the use of said drug by the defendants constituted cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the eighth amendment. The...

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