Legal Opinion
Martin v. Heideman
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 14, 1997No. Nos. 95-5145, 95-5860, 95-5162 and 95-5170PublishedCited by 111 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDaughtrey, J., joined by Moore, J.,
KRUPANSKY, J. (pp. 1313-38), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.
DAUGHTREY, Circuit Judge. .
In this civil rights action, brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, the plaintiff alleged that three Kentucky police officers used excessive force when arresting him. After the district court bifurcated the trial in order to try the liability and damages issues separately, a jury found that the defendants had not used excessive force against the plaintiff and returned a verdict in their favor. On appeal, the plaintiff challenges the district court’s exclusion of certain evidence bearing on the extent of…
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