Plaintiff, Stanley Orr, a police officer of the City of Ithaca, New York, was on patrol with his partner, Peter Dassler, on the evening of April 29, 1975. In response to a police radio message, they arrived at the Meadow Court Motel where, after an exchange of shots, one Robert Korth was wounded in the back by a bullet from Patrolman Orr's gun. There were different descriptions from witnesses of exactly how the shooting occurred. In news reports on April 30 and May 1, 1975...
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