Legal Question in Civil Rights Law in Virginia
Saw a friend pulled over by police getting what looked to be a DUI. Knew the police officer and approached offering my services to give my buddy a ride home. Cop told me i was interferring with a DUI investigation and handcuffed me and searched and detained me without explanation. Continued to holler at me and pushed me down into cruiser smacking my neck into top of vehicle spraining neck and required medical attention. Finally released to EMS to be checked at hospital with no charges or explanations. Diagnosed sprain with medication. Do I have a case?
1 Answer from Attorneys
If you mean to ask whether you have a sustainable case for which you could recover damages from
those responsible for the actions of this officer as described, you should arrange for a consultation
with a local attorney appropriately experienced in representing persons with claims against police involving
improper arrest and/or the use of excessive force and similar matters.
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