Bobby Williams v. Larry Bennett

U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit · Decided 1982-10-29

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JAMES C. HILL, Circuit Judge: On January 10, 1978 in the Holman Prison in Atmore, Alabama, appellant Bobby Williams was assaulted by fellow inmate Larry Cook while Williams was sleeping in his dormitory bunk. Cook inflicted multiple stab wounds which rendered Williams a permanent quadriplegic. At the time of the incident, the dormitory housed medium security prisoners, and no pr…

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