Legal Opinion
Robert P. Brennan v. Township of Northville, Lawrence Demeter and Fred Yankee, Individually and in Their Official Capacities
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided March 26, 1996No. 95-1012PublishedCited by 115 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOORE, Circuit Judge.
Lawrence Demeter and Fred Yankee appeal the denial of qualified immunity in this action premised on 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Police officers Demeter and Yankee arrested Robert Brennan and held him overnight on charges of domestic assault, without giving him the opportunity to post bail at the police station. In doing so, the officers attempted to follow the requirements imposed by Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.582a, which provides specially for the detention of domestic violence offenders. The district court, however, found that the officers’ actions violated the Fourth Amendment and…
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