Legal Opinion
Coffy v. Multi-County Narcotics Bureau
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 19, 1979No. Nos. 77-3603, 77-3604 and 77-3279PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PHILLIPS, Senior Circuit Judge.
This action grew out of an investigation into violations of Ohio’s dangerous drug laws at Magnacca’s Lounge (Magnacca’s), a tavern located in the Village of Roswell, Ohio. As the result of a nine month investigation, Thomas Coffy and Kenneth Bower, proprietors of Magnacca’s, were indicted, prosecuted and convicted of maintaining a common nuisance in violation of Ohio law. On appeal, their convictions were vacated and the case remanded to the state trial court. Coffy and Bower were not retried upon remand.
Coffy and Bower commenced the present action under 42…
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