Von Stein v. Brescher’s Empirical Analysis

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2 federal appellate · 1 district ·

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1. “that the place will be used for prostitution. So, to the extent it may be argued that the state of the law was unsettled at the time of the arrest, we have determined that the Defendants correctly anticipated the manner in which the law would be interpreted. 34 Id. at 612 (emphasis in original). The district court concluded, however, that the Defendants arrested Plaintiff without probable cause because,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Von Stein v. Brescher

2. “A district court can grant a motion for a new trial if the jury’s verdict is contrary to the great weight of the evidence. Unlike the standard employed in deciding a motion for judgment n.o.v., the court can reweigh the evidence in deciding whether to grant a new trial.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Ramos v. Sedgwick County Sheriff's Department

3. “given the information available to the Defendants[,] a reasonable officer would have known there was no probable cause to arrest the Plaintiff ... because the Plaintiff acted without the requisite 'knowledge' or mens rea.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Von Stein v. Brescher