Legal Opinion
Carrie Melear and Willie Stewart v. Wayne Spears, Etc., Ron Averitt, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 12, 1989No. 87-1724PublishedCited by 124 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:
Ron Avirett, the appellant in this case, asks us to review the soundness of a judgment predicated on a jury verdict. The jury concluded that Avirett is liable in his personal capacity under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for his participation in a police search of an apartment building in Bovina, Texas. The jury also awarded both actual and punitive damages to the appellees, Carrie Melear and Willie Stewart. Avirett contends that the verdict is not supported by the evidence. Acutely aware of the sanctity of the jury’s role in our system of adjudication, we acknowledge our duty of…
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- Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
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