Legal Opinion
Denver Robertson v. John Morgan, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 4, 2000No. 98-4150PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BOGGS, Circuit Judge.
Denver Robertson, Dante Pester, and Roscoe Woodberry attacked Daniel Finley in Cleveland, Ohio in the early morning of October 2, 1992. After exchanging a few words with Finley, who happened to be an off-duty corrections officer with the Cuya-hoga County Sheriffs Department, Pester “sickled” him (struck his neck) with his forearm. According to the facts as found by the Ohio state courts, Robertson and Woodberry joined Pester in punching and kicking Finley until he lay unconscious on the ground. Robertson then took a pager, a marijuana joint, and a wallet containing…
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