Legal Opinion
Makia Smith v. Baltimore City Police Dep't
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided October 27, 2016No. 15-1604PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Reversed and remanded by published opinion. Judge THACKER wrote the opinion, in which Judge KEENAN and Judge FLOYD joined.
THACKER, Circuit Judge:
Makia Smith (“Smith” or “Appellant”) sued the Baltimore City Police Department (“BCPD”) and several individual officers pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and Maryland law. Smith claimed two officers battered and unlawfully arrested her after they saw her filming them as they arrested a juvenile. At trial, the district court allowed defense counsel to elicit testimony that Smith had been arrested three times before. The jury ultimately returned a verdict…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- City of Los Angeles v. HellerSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Curley v. KlemCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2007
- United States v. LightyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2010
- United States v. Joseph A. Chase, United States of America v. Robert H. Parrish, United States of America v. Wyatt J. Roy, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967
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