Legal Opinion
Crowder v. Sinyard
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 21, 1989No. Nos. 88-2049, 87-2455PublishedCited by 91 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
The primary issue in these consolidated appeals is whether the actions of various law enforcement officers and prosecutors in executing a search warrant and seizing certain pieces of personal property violated the Crowders’1 first, fourth, and fourteenth amendment rights. After a jury trial, the district court rendered judgment in favor of the Crowders and awarded attorneys’ fees.
These appeals followed. In No. 88-2049, all of the defendants that were held liable appeal from the judgment; as to that appeal, we vacate and remand. The Crow-ders cross-appeal on the…
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