Legal Opinion
Gregory Smith v. Jalate Hunt
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 14, 2013No. 11-1405PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
Following the dislocation and eventual amputation of his finger, Gregory Smith filed suit against a group of Chicago police officers. Smith alleged that their excessive force and failure to provide medical attention during two separate arrests led to his amputation. During trial, the district court allowed the defense to present evidence of Smith’s heroin use prior to one of the arrests. After the jury found for the defendants, Smith brought this appeal, in which he argues that the admission of that evidence and the references made to it during the defense’s closing…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Soltys v. CostelloCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
- Schandelmeier-Bartels v. Chicago Park DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2011
- Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company v. Ronald Pribyl, James Harvey, Thomas Skrtic, and Accu-Tech Plastics, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
- Zia U. Hasham v. California State Board of EqualizationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
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3Cited by47 opinions
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- Jeremy Venson v. Lazaro AltamiranoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2014
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