Legal Opinion
Aguillard v. McGowen
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 15, 2000No. 97-20039PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:
Appellants Joseph K. McGowen (“McGowen”) and Harris County, Texas (“the County”) appeal from a jury verdict holding them liable for the wrongful death of Susan Harrison White (“White”) pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The district court, giving preclusive effect to McGowen’s Texas state criminal conviction for murder, forbade McGowen to present evidence on the issue of excessive force. Because the state court of appeals reversed McGowen’s criminal conviction on appeal, we vacate and remand for a new trial on the merits. We further determine, pursuant to our sufficiency…
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