Espina v. Prince George's County

How courts have described this case

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• holding that plaintiff could recover for an Article 24 claim even though the jury had found that a police officer was not guilty of assaulting the victim
• finding sufficient evidence to support a jury verdict of actual malice to preclude officer from invoking statutory immunity, where evidence showed that police officer attacked victim unprovoked, shooting and killing him when he was “unable to resist or fight back”
• finding sufficient evidence to support a jury verdict of actual malice to preclude officer from invoking statutory immunity, where evidence showed that police officer attacked victim unprovoked, shooting and killing him when he was “unable to resist or fight back”
• “The County asserts that, as a matter of law, the Espinas’ Article 24 claim should not have been submitted to the jury because such a claim can only be asserted via an Article 26 claim. We disagree.”
• evidence of two prior incidents where the defendant officer was involved in violent encounters with members of the public was admissible to show motive, intent, and modus operandi, as well as to rebut officer’s testimony regarding his use of force

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Cited by

9 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Espina v. Jackson
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2015-03-30· cited 53×
• Rodriguez v. State
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2014-08-27· cited 20×
• Holloway-Johnson v. Beall
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2014-11-25· cited 19×
• Johnson v. Francis
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2018-11-28· cited 18×
• Brooks v. Jenkins
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2014-12-16· cited 15×
• Francis v. Johnson
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2014-10-06· cited 14×
• In the Matter of Dory
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2019-12-23· cited 7×
• Prince George's County v. Morales
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2016-11-30· cited 5×
• Bolling v. Bay Country Consumer Finance
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2021-07-01

Cites

47 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Graham v. Connor
  Supreme Court· 1989-05-15· cited 16,485×
• Best v. Taylor MacHine Works
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1997-12-18· cited 571×
• Ashton v. Brown
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1995-06-30· cited 272×
• Lockshin v. Semsker
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2010-01-12· cited 244×
• DiPino v. Davis
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1999-05-11· cited 240×
• Murphy v. Edmonds
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1992-02-07· cited 192×
• Okwa v. Harper
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2000-07-28· cited 191×
• Lee v. Cline
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2004-12-13· cited 159×
• Shoemaker v. Smith
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1999-03-10· cited 112×
• Hines v. French
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2004-07-02· cited 107×
• Leese v. Baltimore County
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1985-09-09· cited 96×
• O'CONNOR v. Baltimore County
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2004-07-26· cited 93×
• Prince George's County v. Longtin
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2011-04-25· cited 90×
• Southern Management Corp. v. Taha
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2003-11-25· cited 80×
• Thacker v. City of Hyattsville
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2000-11-14· cited 71×
• Ruffin Hotel Corp. v. Gasper
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2011-03-21· cited 69×
• Thomas v. City of Annapolis
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1997-01-31· cited 63×
• Franklin v. Mazda Motor Corp.
  D. Maryland· 1989-02-02· cited 62×
• Hansen v. City of Laurel
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2011-07-15· cited 59×
• Housing Authority v. Bennett
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2000-06-06· cited 54×