Legal Opinion
R.W.T. ex rel Cohn v. Dalton
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 11, 1983No. Nos. 82-1745, 82-1793PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
In this case a class of juveniles allege that they were denied their constitutional rights when they were detained in Missouri county jails without being afforded probable-cause determinations. Plaintiffs, suing under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claim that to jail a juvenile without a hearing on whether there is probable cause to believe that an act justifying imprisonment has been committed, is an unreasonable seizure of the person in violation of the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments. The District Court1 agreed, granted the plaintiffs declaratory and injunctive relief against…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Gerstein v. PughSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- O'Shea v. LittletonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Christiansburg Garment Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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