Legal Opinion
Jose Saldana v. Antonio Garza and Ricardo Olvera
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 7, 1982No. 81-2111PublishedCited by 110 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:
The plaintiff-appellant brought this civil rights damage action against two police officers who allegedly subjected him to arrest and detention without probable cause. Following a trial in federal district court, a jury found that the plaintiff’s arrest was based upon probable cause. Accordingly, judgment was entered in favor of the defendant police officers. The plaintiff then brought this appeal, arguing that there had been numerous errors in the trial proceedings.
Our review of the record reveals that the defendant police officers asserted their “good-faith” as a bar…
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