Legal Opinion
Carpenter v. Dizio
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided January 9, 1981No. Civ. A. 79-91PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
BECHTLE, District Judge.
This case arose from an incident which took place on January 27, 1977. The plaintiff, Theodore Carpenter (“Carpenter”), was walking alone in the vicinity of 13th and Cuthbert Streets in Philadelphia at approximately 8:30 p.m. when he was approached by a person who appeared to him to be a “bum.” While pushing Carpenter, the “bum” demanded money from him. Thinking that he was about to be mugged, Carpenter struck the person once. This “bum” was in reality Philadelphia Police Officer John Dizio. Four other plainclothes officers of the Philadelphia Police…
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