Legal Opinion
Frederick McGill v. James C. Parsons
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 1, 1976No. 75-2942PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge:
This is an appeal from an order entered by the Trial Court on June 6, 1975 which vacated a previous order entered March 28, 1975 which certified the suit as a class action and set definite guidelines on how long a person arrested by Birmingham, Alabama police without a warrant may be held before he is accorded a probable cause hearing before a state magistrate. While we share the Trial Court’s reluctance to establish definite time limits beyond which a prisoner cannot be held without being accorded a probable cause hearing, we must nevertheless reverse and remand…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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- Gerstein v. PughSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Dunn v. BlumsteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- 16 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1637, 12 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 11,048 Witt Campbell, Cross v. Gadsden County District School Board, Etc., CrossappelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Gustave Zurak v. Paul J. ReganCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
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