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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA v. GANDY

No. 79-947.

450 A.2d 896 (1982)

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, et al., Appellants, v. Fred GANDY, Jr., Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided September 22, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William S. Earl, Asst. Corp. Counsel, with whom Judith W. Rogers, Corp. Counsel,

Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corp. Counsel, and David P. Sutton, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellants.

Wiley A. Branton, Jr., with whom Wiley A. Branton, Sr., Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellee.

Before NEWMAN, Chief Judge, and KELLY and FERREN, Associate Judges.

KELLY, Associate Judge:

This appeal follows the entry of judgment on a jury verdict against appellants, the District of Columbia and Metropolitan Police Officers Richard M. Gaydovchik and James M. Giovannini, awarding appellee $275,000 in compensatory damages for false arrest and assault and battery. The issues are whether the trial court erred in permitting appellee to introduce proof that the criminal charges resulting from the events giving rise to his civil claims...

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