Magistrate Limits Testimony In Use Of Force Case Against Prison Officials

Mealey's (August 10, 2021, 9:19 AM EDT) -- HARRISBURG, Pa. — Testimony by an expert retained by correction officers accused of using excessive force who opines that the inmate did not suffer a beating “invade[s] the province of the jury,” a Pennsylvania federal magistrate judge said Aug. 3, ruling that he may not opine on that issue but otherwise allowing his testimony....