Suspended Denver Police Corporal Michael Cordova was cleared of third-degree assault by a jury yesterday after being accused of using too much force against bicyclist John Heaney, who ran a red light near Coors Field, including slamming Heaney's face into the pavement, breaking his teeth [2], and then wrongly charging the man with felony assault. But the videotape that prompted the criminal charge against Cordova also helped clear him of the misdemeanor charge, eliciting a cheer from his family in the courtroom as the verdict was read. Juror John Mayer, 48, a teacher, says the video led to the not-guilty verdict: "We watched the tape in slow motion to see the details. It was clear that Heaney's face wasn't pushed into the pavement" (via The Denver Post [3]). Cordova refuses to comment on the case. Review the evidence--video by freelance sports photographer Jason Jewett, shot on April 4, 2008--from 9News [4].