A member of the Narragansett Tribe is asking the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals to hear his excessive force case against a Rhode Island state trooper.

Adam Jennings was at the tribe's smokeshop when it was raided by the state on July 14, 2005. His ankle was broken by trooper Kenneth Jones.

Last month, a federal jury said Jones did not use excessive force against Jennings. That was a different outcome than the first trial, in which Jennings won a $301,000 award that was upheld by the 1st Circuit in March 2007.

The judge who handled the case then granted a motion for a retrial, which was held in July under a different judge.

Get the Story:
Tribe member appeals verdict in smoke shop lawsuit (AP 8/27)

1st Circuit Excessive Force Decision:
Jennings v. Pare (March 7, 2007)

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