SAMANIEGO v. CITY OF KODIAK

No. S-10378.

80 P.3d 216 (2003)

Julia SAMANIEGO, Appellant, v. CITY OF KODIAK, Kodiak Police Department, Sergeant William D. Marsh, and Officer Milton Bohac, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

As Amended on Denial of Rehearing December 12, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey A. Friedman and Kenneth R. Friedman, Friedman, Rubin & White, Anchorage, for Appellant.

Frank S. Koziol, Law Office of Frank S. Koziol, Anchorage, for Appellees.

Before: FABE, Chief Justice, MATTHEWS, EASTAUGH, BRYNER, and CARPENETI, Justices.


OPINION

FABE, Chief Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Julia Samaniego sued the City of Kodiak, Kodiak Police Sergeant William D. Marsh, and Officer Milton Bohac, alleging that Sergeant Marsh and Officer Bohac used excessive force in arresting her. At trial, one of Kodiak's psychiatric experts, Dr. Stephen M. Raffle, was permitted to testify about his diagnosis of Samaniego. The superior court prohibited Samaniego from questioning Sergeant Marsh about...

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