Plakas v. Drinski

U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit · Decided 1994-03-21

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ZAGEL, District Judge. Konstantino Plakas was shot once and killed by Jeffrey Drinski, a deputy sheriff. The only witnesses to the shooting were three police officers, Drinski and two others. All of the witnesses testified to an act of self-defense; that Plakas was moving toward Drinski and menacing him with a fireplace poker and that, moments before, Plakas had said to Drinski, “Either you’re going to die here or I’m going…

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