Legal Opinion
William E. Luck v. C. Alan Rovenstine
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 16, 1999No. 97-3051PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.
When a law enforcement officer makes a warrantless arrest, the Fourth Amendment entitles the arrestee to a prompt probable cause hearing before a judge or magistrate. Gerstein v. Pugh, 420 U.S. 103, 113-14, 95 S.Ct. 854, 43 L.Ed.2d 54 (1975). According to the Supreme Court, “prompt” in this context means, under most circumstances, within 48 hours. County of Riverside v. McLaughlin, 500 U.S. 44, 56, 111 S.Ct. 1661, 114 L.Ed.2d 49 (1991). In this case, Billy Luck was jailed for more than a week, with no Gerstein hearing, after an Indiana state trooper arrested him…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Pembaur v. City of CincinnatiSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Gerstein v. PughSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Hafer v. MeloSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
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3Cited by46 opinions
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