Legal Opinion
Valerie Renda v. Paul King David B. Kelsey Paul King, in Docket No. 01-2421 Valerie Renda, in Docket No. 01-2498
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided October 16, 2003No. 01-2421, 01-2498PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ROTH, Circuit Judge.
In this appeal, defendant Trooper Paul King contends that the District Court abused its discretion in excluding evidence of his good character for truthfulness and that the jury’s verdict against him and in favor of plaintiff Valerie Renda 1 is irreconcilable with its verdict against Renda and in favor of co-defendant Corporal David Kelsey. As discussed below, we conclude that the District Court abused its discretion in excluding evidence of King’s good character for truthfulness because Renda opened the door for such evidence when she argued that King…
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