(Download) "Butler v. City of Camden" by United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Butler v. City of Camden
- Author : United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- Release Date : January 18, 2003
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 62 KB
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This is an appeal from a defense verdict following a jury trial. Appellants complaint alleged violations of his constitutional rights resulting from excessive force allegedly used against him by police officers following an early morning high speed chase through Camden and Pennsauken, New Jersey. Prior to trial all defendants except Camden City Police Officer Jeffrey Frett were dismissed. The jury was charged on two counts against Officer Frett, excessive force in violation of the Fourteenth and Fourth Amendments and bystander liability under the federal civil rights statute, 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Appellant has raised four assignments of error on this appeal. Our disposition of this case requires that we only consider the first question, which asks whether the district courts conduct of the voir dire infringed upon Appellants right to have his case decided by a fair and impartial jury.