DUNCAN v. WELLS

No. 93-2640.

23 F.3d 1322 (1994)

Jerry C. DUNCAN, Appellant, v. Alan WELLS, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided May 4, 1994.

Rehearing Denied June 3, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George A. Kiser, St. Louis, MO, for appellant.

John Francis Cooney, St. Louis, MO, for appellee.

Before WOLLMAN, MAGILL and BEAM, Circuit Judges.


BEAM, Circuit Judge.

Jerry Duncan appeals an adverse jury verdict in this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. Duncan asserts evidentiary error as grounds for reversal. He also claims that the district court erred in refusing to submit his punitive damages claim to the jury. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

On April 5, 1991, police officers executed a search warrant for Duncan's residence. Alan Wells, a police officer, was a member of the search team. Duncan, distressed...

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