Legal Opinion
Bady v. Murphy-Kjos
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 7, 2011No. 09-3613PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RILEY, Chief Judge.
This appeal follows a jury verdict in favor of Minneapolis Police Officers Ann Murphy-Kjos, Jerry Johnson, Patricia Nelson, Peter Stanton and Sergeant Charles Peter (collectively, officers) on Kenneth Bady’s 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claim that the officers used excessive force in seizing him during an incident at a friend’s home. Bady contends the district court 1 abused its discretion in allowing hearsay testimony and instructing the jury on excessive force. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
On February 24, 2006, Bady, a diabetic, appeared to have a heart attack while visiting the home of a…
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