Legal Opinion
Anthony Wilson v. Billy Groaning and Chris Dunn
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 2, 1994No. 92-3525PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANN CLAIRE WILLIAMS, District Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant Anthony Wilson (“Wilson”) brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against two correctional officers, defendants-appellees Billy Groaning (“Groaning”) and Chris Dunn (“Dunn”), claiming that they used excessive force when returning him to his cell at the Shawnee Correctional Center (“Shawnee”) in Vienna, Illinois. After a jury trial, Magistrate Judge Gerald B. Cohn entered judgment on the jury verdict for defendants. Wilson appeals, claiming that he was denied a fair trial because the trial court improperly admitted his prior convictions and…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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