Legal Opinion
Riley v. Dorton
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 16, 1997No. 94-7120PublishedCited by 160 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Chief Judge WILKINSON wrote the majority opinion, in which Judges DONALD S. RUSSELL, WIDENER, WILKINS, NIEMEYER, HAMILTON, LUTTIG, and WILLIAMS joined. Judge HAMILTON wrote a concurring opinion. Judge MICHAEL wrote a dissenting opinion, in which Judges K.K. HALL, MURNAGHAN, ERVIN, and DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ joined.
OPINION WILKINSON, Chief Judge:
Pretrial detainee Charles Riley sued Hen-rico County police detective James Dorton, alleging that the officer had used excessive force against Riley while he was at the police station awaiting booking. The district court…
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