Judge Ronald Lee Gilman of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (Photo: Federal Bar Association)
“Almus Taylor died from internal bleeding after being kept in a jail holding cell overnight,” Judge Ronald Gilman said. “If Almus was begging for medical help, crying out in pain, and informing the guards that he was dying, then a reasonable jury could conclude that a lay person would recognize the need for a doctor’s attention.”
April 04, 2019 at 03:23 PM
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