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Prior Disciplinary Actions against Police Inadmissible

In a police brutality case, evidence pertaining to prior, unrelated
disciplinary actions against the arresting officer is held inadmissible in
the absence of a showing of any purpose other than to show that the officer
acted in conformity with his character, which is forbidden by Rule 404(b),
Fed.R.Ev.

Existence of …

 

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