Legal Opinion
Jack Ray McElwee v. Pat S. Todd
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 11, 1978No. 77-2494PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant McElwee was employed as a fireman by the City of Natchitoches, Louisiana. On August 27, 1973, McElwee was arrested for possession of marijuana and, shortly after the arrest, the City discharged him. McElwee claimed that his arrest was the result of a scheme to entrap him. The Louisiana state trial court sustained McEl-wee’s entrapment defense and dismissed the criminal charges against him. Alleging that his dismissal was unconstitutional, McElwee brought suit against the City of Natchitoches, 1 the Chief of Police, the Commissioner of Public Safety, and the policeman he claimed…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Gainous v. TibbetsCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1995
- Scherer v. DavisDistrict Court, N.D. Florida · 1982
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