Legal Opinion
Jurline Gates v. The City of Dallas, Jack Evans, Mayor of the City of Dallas Charles Anderson, Dallas City Manager Glen King, Chief of Police
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 9, 1984No. 83-1344PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:
This case requires that we decide, among other things, whether the City of Dallas unconstitutionally inhibits rights protected by the First Amendment by charging a person with perjury or filing a false report who files a complaint alleging police misconduct which is later administratively determined by the police to be false. We agree with the district court that the First Amendment is not violated and affirm.
I. Background
Jurline Gates was arrested for shoplifting on November 4, 1979. Two Dallas police officers soon arrived and took Gates to the Dallas city jail, where…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Wilson v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by13 opinions
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