Hudson v. McMillian

Hudson v. McMillian
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued November 13, 1991 Decided February 25, 1992
Full case name	Hudson v. McMillian
Citations	503 U.S. 1 (more) 112 S. Ct. 995; 117 L. Ed. 2d 156; 1992 U.S. LEXIS 1372
Case history
Prior	929 F.2d 1014 (5th Cir. 1990), reversed.
Holding
The use of excessive physical force against a prisoner may constitute cruel and unusual punishment even though the inmate does not suffer serious injury.
Court membership
Chief Justice William Rehnquist Associate Justices Byron White · Harry Blackmun John P. Stevens · Sandra Day O'Connor Antonin Scalia · Anthony Kennedy David Souter · Clarence Thomas
Case opinions
Majority	O'Connor, joined by Rehnquist, White, Kennedy, Souter; Stevens (Parts I, II-A, II-B, II-C)
Concurrence	Stevens (in part and in judgment)
Concurrence	Blackmun (in the judgment)
Dissent	Thomas, joined by Scalia
Laws applied
U.S. Const. amend. VIII

Hudson v. McMillian, 503 U.S. 1 (1992), is a United States Supreme Court decision where the Court on a 7–2 vote held that the use of excessive physical force against a prisoner may constitute cruel and unusual punishment even though the inmate does not suffer serious injury.