Legal Opinion
Markith Williams v. Christopher Dieball
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 1, 2013No. 12-3348PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
Markith Williams sued several Chicago police officers for allegedly beating and stabbing him the day after he retrieved his vehicle from the police station parking lot. The trial was largely a credibility contest between Williams and the police officers. To make Williams less believable, the defendants presented evidence' that Williams had committed seven drug or gun felonies in the last 10 years. The jury found for the defendants. Williams now seeks a redo of the trial because the district court, by allowing in the evidence of his prior convictions under Rule 609, did…
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