U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Apr. 2, 2015
9th Circuit orders new trial in prison guard excessive force case
A magistrate judge should have tried harder to get witnesses to testify in a trial concerning claims that prison guards used excessive force on an inmate, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A magistrate judge should have tried harder to get witnesses to testify in a trial concerning claims that prison guards used excessive force on an inmate, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.
The prisoner, Troas Barnett, called the witnesses to corroborate his claim that two prison guards beat him and another did nothing to stop the attack. The witnesses were fellow inmates in state p...
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