Legal Opinion
Leigh v. McGuire
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 6, 1979No. 78 Civ. 2210 (RWS)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SWEET, District Judge.
After nine years of litigation in the New York State courts, plaintiffs Charles W. Leigh and Leonard Allen (“the officers”) commenced an action in this court, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, seeking to vacate and annul their dismissal from the New York City Police Department in 1968. The officers assert that the use of illegally obtained wiretap evidence in their Police Department trial deprived them of rights secured by the United States Constitution and the Omnibus Crime Control Act. Defendant Robert B. Maguire, the Police Commissioner of New York City (“the…
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Leigh v. McGuireCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
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