What is the test for wanton infliction of unnecessary pain under the Cruel and Unusual Punishments Clause?
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The following excerpt is from Allen v. Booth, Case No.: 20-CV-685 JLS (NLS) (S.D. Cal. 2020):
the conduct prohibited by the Cruel and Unusual Punishments Clause." Id.; see also Estelle v. Gamble, 429 U.S. 97, 106 (1976) ("An accident, although it may produce added anguish, is not on that basis alone to be characterized as wanton infliction of unnecessary pain.").
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