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California Appellate Court Overturns $177,000 Prisoner Beating Verdict

by John E. Dannenberg

The California Court of Appeal (4th District) has reversed a $177,000 jury verdict against Orange County and its Sheriff, Michael Carona, finding that no substantial evidence supported the verdict and that the award of punitive damages violated due process.

In a jury trial, Orange County jail ...

 

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