Government,
Ediscovery
Aug. 23, 2022
Court’s downplaying of video in police misconduct case was a mistake of fact
In light of numerous prior decisions in high-profile police misconduct cases, including the George Floyd criminal verdicts, it should be axiomatic that withholding medical care when there are clear signs of distress or emergency is a violation of a person’s constitutional rights.
V. James DeSimone
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V. James DeSimone Law
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Civil rights attorney V. James DeSimone has dedicated his 35-year law career to providing vigorous and ethical representation to achieve justice for those whose civil and constitutional rights are violated.
The right to a jury trial is one of our most fundamental rights as citizens, and it must be preserved under the Seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution. Protections against unreasonable searches and seizures and against cruel and unusual punishment are also basic rights guaranteed by the Constitution. Qualified immunity for police officers is a judicially created doctrine that is not found in the Constitution. When it is applied by a court, it can serve to...
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