IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
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No. 95-60191
Conference Calendar
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ROGER L. MAYBERRY,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
CHARLIE WATKINS, Chief of Police;
UNDERWRITERS,
Defendants,
and
BILLY TURNER, Police Officer,
Defendant-Appellee.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Mississippi
USDC No. 1:93-CV-26-S-D
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December 19, 1995
Before DAVIS, STEWART, and PARKER, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Roger Mayberry appeals the jury's verdict in favor of the
defendant in his excessive-force civil rights suit.
Because Mayberry failed to move for a judgment as a matter
of law at the conclusion of the trial, appellate inquiry is
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Local Rule 47.5.1 provides: "The publication of
opinions that merely decide particular cases on the basis of
well-settled principles of law imposes needless expense on the
public and burdens on the legal profession." Pursuant to that
Rule, the court has determined that this opinion should not be
published.
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limited to whether there was any evidence to support the jury's
verdict or whether the verdict amounted to a manifest miscarriage
of justice. Coughlin v. Capitol Cement Co., 571 F.2d 290, 297
(5th Cir. 1978). We find that the record contains sufficient
evidence to support the jury's verdict and that the verdict does
not amount to a miscarriage of justice.
Mayberry also challenges defense counsel's opening and
closing remarks; however, because Mayberry has not identified any
remarks by counsel which were improper, this argument is without
merit. The judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.