Legal Opinion
Common v. City of Chicago
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 20, 2011No. 09-2645PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
On November 18, 2006, Chicago Police Officer Guy Nelson fatally shot Michael Smith as he exited a convenience store on Chicago’s south side. After his family sued the officer and the City, a jury found that the officer had not used excessive force against Smith. The only question in this appeal is whether the district court judge erred by allowing in evidence that Smith had drugs secreted in his mouth at the time of the shooting.
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Due to the limited evidentiary question presented in this court, we cite only those facts essential to that question on appeal. On November 18,…
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