United States v. Brugman

W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:

Border patrol agent Gary M. Brugman challenges his conviction and sentence for a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 242 — depriving another of his constitutional rights while acting under color of law. Brugman’s primary objection relates to the sufficiency of the government’s evidence to establish that he used unreasonable force in effecting an arrest and whether his conduct resulted in constitutional injury to the victim. For reasons outlined below we find no error and affirm.

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Appellant Gary M. Brugman was employed as a United States Border Patrol agent stationed at…