Legal Opinion
John William Smith v. Dominick Spina, Individually and as Director of the Police Department of the City of Newark, N. J.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 24, 1973No. 72-1402PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ALDISERT, Circuit Judge.
The question presented is whether appellant was prejudiced by error during the course of the trial of an action brought by him under the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, against certain police officers and the City of Newark, “for a brutal assault and battery inflicted upon him by the Newark police officers DeSimone and Pontrelli, without cause, justification, or provocation.” We have concluded that there was no reversible trial error as to the appellant and will affirm the judgment of the district court.
Appellant, a black man, was driving a…
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