U.S. v. Cote, No. 07-1852-cr (2nd Cir.) (544 F.3d 88) (September 24, 2008) (Judge Sonia Sotomayor)
Here the Court reversed a district court's order granting a JNOV and a new trial to a prison guard who was convicted of violating the civil rights of a pre-trial inmate by brutally beating him and causing injuries from which the inmate ultimately died.
Paul Cote was a prison guard ...
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