James K. Lee v. Michael Edwards

U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit · Decided 1996-10-31

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JACOBS, Circuit Judge: After plaintiff James K. Lee drove his car into a parked truck, defendant Michael Edwards — a police officer in Waterbury, Connecticut — went to the scene, saw that Lee was intoxicated, and tried to arrest him. A confrontation ensued in which Lee suffered cuts and bruises to the head. Lee was charged with assaulting a police officer and resisting arrest, bu…

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