Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Mavity v. Tyndall
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided May 24, 1946No. 28,167PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRichman, J.
May a citizen who has been acquitted of a misdemeanor compel the surrender or destruction of his fingerprints, photographs and other identifying records made by city police officers at the time of his arrest? The trial court gave a negative answer to this interesting question by sustaining a demurrer to his complaint. Judgment for failure to plead over was followed by this appeal.
Though titled and verified as a mandamus action nevertheless the 10 paragraphs of complaint may have been treated below as a suit in equity. The judgment was not against the plaintiff but against “the plaintiff, John…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Cason v. BaskinSupreme Court of Florida · 1944
- Barber v. Time, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1942
- Munden v. HarrisMissouri Court of Appeals · 1911
- Downs v. SwannCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1909
- Matter of Molineux v. . CollinsNew York Court of Appeals · 1904
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3Cited by46 opinions
- John Doe v. William H. Webster, Director, FbiCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
- Gill v. Curtis Publishing Co.California Supreme Court · 1952
- Doe v. Methodist HospitalIndiana Supreme Court · 1997
- City of Pepper Pike v. DoeOhio Supreme Court · 1981
- Carr v. WatkinsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1962
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