Heriberto Rodriguez v. County of Los Angeles, 891 F.3d 776 (2018)

Citation: Heriberto Rodriguez v. County of Los Angeles, 891 F.3d 776 (2018)
Parent Document: Heriberto Rodriguez v. County of Los Angeles, 891 F.3d 776 (2018)
Jurisdiction: United States (federal)
Effective Date: 2018-05-30
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/4502306/heriberto-rodriguez-v-county-of... ↗

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Second, appellants argue that the district court should not
have excluded evidence of appellees’ felony convictions and
their gang membership. The district court permitted
appellants’ witnesses to testify, consistent with their
knowledge, that the prisoners involved in the disturbance held
some of the highest security classifications in the prison. For
example, appellants testified that the prisoners were
“extremely dangerous,” that they were some of the most
dangerous prisoners in the county and even the country, that
they were the “worst of the worst,” and that they were prone
to act violently toward other prisoners and staff. The court
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