Ah no. actually it's a part of the permanent evidentiary record of the criminal trial and can be used in any civil actions as well.
During that criminal trial, evidence was produced that at the time of her arrest Steffey was under the influence of alcohol and medication and was not the victim of an assault.
Evidence showed that on that day, Steffey had assaulted her niece, who was six months pregnant, and that she had also attacked and choked her teenage nephew.
All that means is that it is cited as having been introduced as evidence. It doesn't render it as fact, that is for any subsequent jury to decide for. There is probably conflicting evidence submitted by the defense. Bottom line is that none of that excuses or dismisses the criminal behavior of the sheriffs deputies involved. She doesn't have to be a saint for them to be sinners.