Legal Opinion
Parker v. City of Nashua
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 5, 1996No. 94-1210, 94-1272PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.
In the district court, Sharon Parker was awarded substantial damages by a jury which found that a police officer had violated her rights in the course of an arrest. On this appeal, almost the only issue presented, and certainly the only one warranting discussion, is a claim that the district court erred in describing for the jury the state disorderly conduct statute used by the police officer to justify Parker’s arrest. Because the issue is narrowly framed, our description of the factual background is brief.
Late in the evening of February 10, 1990, Parker returned by car…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Edmund H. Linn v. Andover Newton Theological School, Inc., Edmund H. Linn v. Andover Newton Theological School, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
- Agnes VERA-LOZANO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1995
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3Cited by37 opinions
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- United States v. Hernandez-FavaleCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1998
- Wood v. Hancock County Sheriff's DepartmentCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2003
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