Legal Opinion
Miles Tefft v. James Seward, A/K/A Jessie Seward
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 1, 1982No. 80-1824PublishedCited by 258 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MERRITT, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Tefft was severely wounded in the course of a drug arrest on March 7, 1974. His complaint alleges that he was involved in an illegal drug transaction when the car in which he was sitting was surrounded by several plainclothed officers of the Drug Enforcement Agency. Observing that the men were heavily armed, Tefft concluded that he was being robbed and attempted to flee. Although none of the federal officers identified themselves, Tefft heard a shout that convinced him that the men were police officers.
Tefft claims he then stopped completely and put his hands…
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