Legal Opinion
Garcia-Martinez v. City & County of Denver
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided December 21, 2004No. 03-1069PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TYMKOVICH, Circuit Judge.
Aguedo Merbin Garcia-Martinez brought a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2000), alleging that Denver police officers used excessive force in arresting him following a high-speed chase through the streets of Denver in August 1999. Garcia-Martinez, a Honduran who had been in this country illegally, returned to Honduras prior to trial. Fearing arrest if he returned, Garcia-Martinez failed to appear at trial, and, instead, sought to introduce his deposition in lieu of live testimony. The district court denied this request.
After a jury found in favor of the…
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