United States Third Circuit

District court erred in denying plaintiff's request to question the venire panel regarding potential law enforcement bias, because there may have been venirepersons in the jury pool who were dispositioned to credit the testimony of a police officer over that of a civilian simply by dint of the officer's official status.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/26/2003
• Decided 12/18/2003
• Published 12/18/2003

Judges

• Before SLOVITER, AMBRO, Circuit Judges, and TUCKER, District Judge.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Alan E. Denenberg, (argued), Abramson & Denenberg, P.C., Philadelphia, PA, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jonathan E. Diego, Marc A. Riondino, (argued), Office of the City Attorney, Camden, NJ, for Appellees.