Legal Opinion
Roberto Valderrama v. Officer Carl Rousseau
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided March 16, 2015No. 13-15752PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JILL PRYOR, Circuit Judge:
In the early morning hours of January 24, 2006, Detective Carl Rousseau of the Miami-Dade County Police Department stopped a vehicle driven by Ricardo Garcia. During the traffic stop, Detective Rousseau shot Mr. Garcia’s passenger, Roberto Valderrama, in the genitals. After he was shot, Mr. Valderrama was arrested for possession of cocaine and drug paraphernalia, although the charges ultimately *1110were dropped. This appeal arises out of a civil lawsuit Mr. Valderrama filed against Detective Rousseau and two other officers involved in his arrest, Sergeants Yasmina Smith…
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