Screws v. United States
United States Supreme Court
325 U.S. 91 (1945)
Relevant factsFree
Sheriff Screws (defendant) and fellow officers beat a handcuffed Black arrestee, Hall, for at least fifteen minutes, causing his death; Screws was convicted of willfully depriving Hall of his constitutional right to a jury trial under the Fourteenth Amendment, based on jury instructions requiring only that the officers wrongfully assaulted Hall and intended his injuries.
IssueFree
Whether an individual who acts with a generally bad purpose has willfully intended every specific consequence of his actions.