Heroin use evidence admissible in excessive force case 
Published: February 19, 2013
Tags: Excessive Force, §1983
Police officers sued for using excessive force could introduce evidence of the victim’s heroin use before an arrest, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in affirming a defense verdict.
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