Legal Opinion
Buttino v. City of Hamtramck
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 7, 2004No. 02-1232PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GIBBONS, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant Dari Mack Buttino was charged with murdering Jerry Christmas and assaulting with the intent to murder Jerry Wizelius. During the preliminary hearing in state court, the state court judge bound Buttino over for trial after finding probable cause to believe Buttino committed the crimes charged. Buttino was acquitted following a jury trial, and he subsequently sued defendants-appellees City of Hamtramck, Detective Dennis Frederick, and April Wright, alleging violations of his constitutional rights under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Buttino contends that he was…
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