In Graham v. Conner (1989), Graham was a diabetic who was essentially stopped and arrested after police thought something was wrong when Graham left a convenience store abruptly. As it turned out, he was trying to find some sugar for his diabetic condition, but the line was too long, so he left. Appearing drunk (due to the hypoglycemic condition), he was arrested and denied sugar or orange juice, and was basically "roughed up" by the police. The court said:

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In Graham v. Conner (1989), Graham was a diabetic who was essentially stopped and arrested after police thought something was wrong when Graham left a convenience store abruptly. As it turned out, he was trying to find some sugar for his diabetic condition, but the line was too long, so he left. Appearing drunk (due to the hypoglycemic condition), he was arrested and denied sugar or orange juice, and was basically "roughed up" by the police. The court said: ​

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The Supreme Court in Graham v. Conner determined that the use of force by police must be judged under a "reasonableness" standard in view of the facts and circumstances confronting them, without the 20/20 vision of hindsight. The Court found that the use of force against Graham might have been excessive and remanded the case back to the lower court for further proceedings consistent with this standard.

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