D.C. Code § 5-123.02
Use of unnecessary or wanton force.
R.S., D.C., § 434
Any officer who uses unnecessary and wanton severity in arresting or imprisoning any person shall be deemed guilty of assault and battery, and, upon conviction, punished therefor.
History
R.S., D.C., § 434
Prior Codifications
1973 Ed., § 4-176.
1981 Ed., § 4-176.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 5-302.