Legal Opinion
Roy v. Inhabitants of the City of Lewiston
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 21, 1994No. 94-1260PublishedCited by 116 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN,. Circuit Judge.
On August 13, 1991, around 9:00 p.m., officers Michael Whalen and Richard Mercer of the Lewiston Police Department were sent to investigate a domestic violence report at the home of Michael and Edith Roy. On arriving, Edith Roy told the police officers that Michael Roy (“Roy”) was armed with two knives and had threatened to use them against any policeman who approached him. The policemen then went outside to the back of the residence and found Roy lying on the ground.
Roy was roused — he had been drinking— and the officers then learned that a third officer, Randy…
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