Lynn Richard Norton v. Gail Colyer, Sheriff of Greene County, Tennessee

The appellant, Lynn Norton, filed an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Sheriff of Greene County, Tennessee and the County, alleging deprivation of constitutional rights while confined in the county jail. After a trial by consent before a United States Magistrate, a jury verdict was rendered in favor of the defendants and Norton appeals, attacking the jury charge and the admission of certain evidence. We affirm the order of the district court entered on the jury verdict.

Norton was charged (and ultimately convicted) of grand larceny and armed robbery. He was confined in the Greene…