Summary
finding civil lawsuit alleging excessive force and other misconduct against officer witnesses inadmissible because evidence would have resulted in "distracting and time consuming mini-trial . . . regarding the merits of these other allegations . . . . Given the lack of similarity in the underlying events, the distance in time between them, the lack of detail regarding the precise actions taken by [the officer]in the [civil lawsuit], and the inflammatory nature of the allegations in [the civil lawsuit], the Court would not have permitted Gambino to inquire into this lawsuit even if she had sought to do so."
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No. 17–9399.
02-25-2019
Ernest D. SHIELDS, petitioner, v. UNITED STATES.
On petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for writ of certiorari granted. Judgment vacated, and case remanded to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in light of Stokeling v. United States, 586 U.S. ––––, 139 S.Ct. 544, 202 L.E.2d 512 (2019).