Legal Opinion
Lamont Warren v. Joseph L. Dwyer, Individually and in His Official Capacity as an Officer in the Police Dept. Of Hartford, Ct
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 25, 1990No. 1327, Docket 90-7013PublishedCited by 182 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
IRVING R. KAUFMAN, Circuit Judge:
In an appeal from a jury verdict exonerating the defendant in a civil rights action for damages flowing from false arrest, we are called upon to determine whether the district court's charge to the jury was of a kind requiring reversal. In particular, we are asked to assess whether the affirmative defense of qualified immunity is an issue appropriate for determination by a jury — or one solely for judicial disposition as a matter of law.
After less than twenty four hours of deliberation, the jury returned a verdict for the defendant by answering “no” to the…
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