Legal Opinion
Howerton v. Fletcher
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 12, 2000No. 98-2795PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge LUTTIG wrote the opinion, in which Judge WILKINS and Senior Judge MICHAEL joined.
OPINION
LUTTIG, Circuit Judge:
A jury returned a verdict against plaintiff-appellant Brenda Howerton in her suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against two members of the City of Greensboro police department, in which she alleged that the use of excessive force by the police officers caused her son’s death. Howerton now challenges the district court’s instruction that, in deciding whether the force used against her son was “excessive,” the jury was not to consider the risk posed to…
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