Brown v. Bryan County

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 2000-07-18

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E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge: This appeal presents a case brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for injuries resulting from excessive force by an arresting officer, for which Bryan County, Oklahoma, was found liable by a jury on the basis of its failure to provide any training to a reserve deputy who was allowed to make arrests. Stacy Burns, a young, inexperienced reserve sheriffs deputy, with…

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