Legal Opinion
Sheehy v. Town of Plymouth
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 10, 1999No. 98-2080PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.
This case requires us to decide whether a police officer sued for making an allegedly illegal arrest can invoke the “related crimes” defense in asserting qualified immunity. The defense, adopted by a number of other circuits, provides “that even where there is no probable cause to arrest the plaintiff for the crime charged, proof of probable cause to arrest the plaintiff for a related offense is also a defense which may entitle the arresting officer to qualified immunity.” Avery v. King, 110 F.3d 12, 14 (6th Cir.1997). The district court adopted the related crimes defense…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Henry H. Amsden v. Thomas F. Moran, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- Hector Santiago v. Paul J. Fenton, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
- Peggy Kelley v. Mark Myler, Gene Patrick, Ralph Bell and Hurricane Foods, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
- Barry Eric Floyd v. Richard J. Farrell, Jr., Individually and in His Capacity as a Trooper for the New Hampshire State PoliceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
17 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by74 opinions
- Devenpeck v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Cox v. Maine State PoliceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2004
- Iacobucci v. Town of PembrokeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1999
- Fletcher v. Town of ClintonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1999
- Bingham v. City of Manhattan BeachCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
69 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.