Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied April 17, 1981.
PER CURIAM:
Edward Powell brought this civil rights suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against several police officers, alleging that the officers arrested him without probable cause and with the use of excessive force. The jury found for the defendants. On appeal Powell challenges the district court's admission of impeachment evidence of Powell's sixteen-year old criminal conviction and his juvenile record...
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