PARTON v. WYRICK

No. 84-1852.

766 F.2d 336 (1985)

Ronald Lee PARTON, Appellee, v. Donald WYRICK, Bill Armontrout and Lt. Gary Wyrick, Appellants. Warrant Officer Strobietto and Warrant Officer St. John.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided June 25, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kelly Mescher, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, Mo., for appellants.

Bradley H. Lockenvitz, Linn, Mo., for appellee.

Before HEANEY, Circuit Judge, FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge, and BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.


HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

Donald Wyrick, Bill Armontrout and Gary Wyrick appeal from an adverse jury verdict in a civil rights suit brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 by Ronald Parton, alleging cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the eighth and fourteenth amendments to the United States Constitution. For reversal, the prison officials argue that the district court erred in excluding impeachment testimony of a government witness. After carefully reviewing the...

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