Legal Opinion
Melendez v. Sheriff of Palm Beach County
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided October 6, 1999No. 98-1869PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
743 So.2d 1145 (1999)
Israel MELENDEZ, Appellant,
v.
SHERIFF OF PALM BEACH COUNTY, Appellee.
No. 98-1869.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
October 6, 1999.
Jeffrey F. Gordon and Justin Kam of Broad and Cassel, West Palm Beach, for appellant.
Fred H. Gelston of Fred H. Gelston, P.A., West Palm Beach, for appellee.
WARNER, C.J.
Appellant, Israel Melendez, appeals a final judgment entered in conformity with a jury verdict finding in favor of the appellee, the Sheriff of Palm Beach County, on a claim of false imprisonment and battery. In charging the jury during the trial, the court…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Reynolds v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1992
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