Legal Opinion
United States v. Messerlian
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided April 29, 1986No. Crim. 85-262 (AET)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
THOMPSON, District Judge.
INTRODUCTION
Harry Messerlian and Henry Wolkowski, members of the New Jersey State Police, move before this court for an order overturning the verdict of a jury which sat in judgment over a three-month trial. Messerlian stands convicted of violating the civil rights of Joseph Topolosky by striking him with a heavy, weapon-like flashlight— blows which resulted in Topolosky’s death—as well as conspiring to obscure this beating from the eyes of federal authorities and lying to a federal grand jury. Wolkowski was convicted of conspiring with Messerlian “and others”…
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3Cited by5 opinions
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