Legal Opinion
Larry J. Copus v. City of Edgerton, Kenneth Burdick, Randal Meehan
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 4, 1998No. 97-2112PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANION, Circuit Judge.
While investigating a domestic dispute, law enforcement officers uncovered a variety of illegal guns, grenades and detonators in Larry Copus’ residence. A jury in federal district court convicted Copus on various.weapons violations; the district court sentenced him to 97 months’ imprisonment, which he is currently serving. This court affirmed Co-pus’ conviction. Copus later filed a civil complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against numerous state officials, including the investigating officers. Copus’ principal complaint is that the officers searched his home without a…
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