Physical injury from handcuffing is not a prerequisite to a finding of use of excessive force by police, a federal judge in Camden ruled Tuesday.
In a §1983 case where a jury found constitutional violations but awarded only $1 in damages, District Judge Joseph Irenas rejected a township’s motion to strike the finding of liability, finding that physical injury is only one indicia of the amount of force applied.
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