Jury rules for jail officers in excessive force claim

An inmate in the Wake County jail who sought $225,000 after allegedly being assaulted by two detention officers in separate incidents declined a settlement offer of $26,000 and opted to take his chances with a jury—and ended up with nothing. Defense attorney Nick Ellis of Poyner & Spruill in Raleigh said Eugene Dunston made his nearly ...

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North Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Jury rules for jail officers in excessive force claim

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