Nash v. Collins

|1JONES, Judge,

dissenting in part, with reasons:

I agree with the conclusion of the majority that evidence of Evans’ prior arrest is admissible for purposes of impeachment inasmuch as he specifically denied ever having been arrested in his deposition.

However, I find no basis for ruling that the details and statements made at the time of arrest are inadmissible for any purposes. I find nothing in the record before us to substantiate the statement that plaintiffs are seeking to introduce Evans’ prior arrest record only to show general bias against all black people. Rather, certain details of the…