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.
D.C. Code § 5-123.02
Use of unnecessary or wanton force
R.S., D.C., § 434
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