Legal Opinion
Evans-Reid v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 12, 2007No. 00-CV-1083PublishedCited by 99 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUIZ, Associate Judge:
This case arises from a shooting by a Metropolitan Police Department officer in the course of an investigatory stop of a vehicle, which, tragically, resulted in the death of a fourteen-year-old boy. The child’s mother, Faunett Evans-Reid, filed a complaint for damages against the officer and the District of Columbia claiming negligence and assault and battery. On appeal, she challenges the trial court’s entry of judgment as a matter of law dismissing her complaint. Appellant also contends that the trial court abused its discretion in excluding expert testimony and…
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