The Supreme Court set the standard for pretrial detainee's standard of excessive force claims as being purposely and knowingly in which case?
A) Graham v. Connor
B) Whitley v. Albers
C) Hudson v. McMillian
D) Kingsley v. Hendrickson

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Kingsley v. Hendrickson is the case where the Supreme Court set the standard for pretrial detainee's claims of excessive force, focusing on whether the force purposely or knowingly used against the detainee was objectively unreasonable.

The Supreme Court Set the Standard for Pretrial Detainee's Standard