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GRAHAM v. CITY OF CHARLOTTE

No. 86-2163.

827 F.2d 945 (1987)

Dethorn GRAHAM, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF CHARLOTTE; M.S. Connor; R.B. Townes; T. Rice; Hilda P. Matos; M.M. Chandler, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided August 25, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward G. Connette (Gillespie, Lesesne & Connette, Charlotte, N.C., on brief), for plaintiff-appellant.

Frank Bayard Aycock, III, Charlotte, N.C., for defendants-appellees.

Before RUSSELL and HALL, Circuit Judges, and BUTZNER, Senior Circuit Judge.

K.K. HALL, Circuit Judge:

Dethorn Graham, the plaintiff in an action alleging the unconstitutional infliction of excessive force by officers of the Charlotte, North Carolina Police Department, appeals an order of the district court, 644 F.Supp. 246, granting a directed verdict in favor of the defendants. Although we find that the conduct of the police officers was far from commendable, we agree that no constitutional injury occurred...

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