Deliberate Indifference and the Ostrich Instruction: Expanding the Analogical Base
Author: Fred Cohen.
Source: Volume 08, Number 05, January/February 2007 , pp.72-73(2)
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Abstract:
Whether the issue is a defendant’s intent to do harm, knowing violation of the law, recklessness or negligence, the requisite mental element will be established either by an admission or confession, or more likely, an inference drawn from the defendant’s conduct.Keywords: Estelle v. Gamble, 429 U.S. 97 (1976), Farmer v. Brennan, 511 U.S. 825, United States v. Alston-Graves, 435 F.3d 331, United States v. Carrillo, 435 F.3d 767
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