cautioning that "a court must undertake a fairly critical assessment of the forensic evidence, the officer's original reports or statements and the opinions of experts to decide whether the officer's testimony could reasonably be rejected at trial"
Summary of this case from Hill v. City of Nashville, ArkansasNo. 93-2009.
October 3, 1994.
C.A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied. Reported below: 12 F. 3d 527.
cautioning that "a court must undertake a fairly critical assessment of the forensic evidence, the officer's original reports or statements and the opinions of experts to decide whether the officer's testimony could reasonably be rejected at trial"
Summary of this case from Hill v. City of Nashville, Arkansaslimiting the reasonableness inquiry to the moments force was used
Summary of this case from Richardson v. McGriffdiscussing the difficult choices trial judges face in fashioning jury instructions in multiple defendant cases and the potential dangers of inadvertently “turn[ing] the spotlight” on one defendant
Summary of this case from Commonwealth v. PackerFull title:LEADERSHIP SOFTWARE, INC. v. KEPNERTREGOE, INC
Court:U.S.
Date published: Oct 3, 1994
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