Legal Opinion
Brown v. Sudduth
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 16, 2012No. 09-60037PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LESLIE H. SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judge:
Eric Laquinne Brown, a Mississippi state prisoner who is serving a life sentence for murder and manslaughter, appeals from the judgment in favor of the defendants in his Section 1983 suit. Proceeding pro se at trial and now on appeal, Brown alleged that his Fourth Amendment rights were violated (1) by delay in holding a probable cause determination after his arrest and (2) by his warrantless arrest. After the jury announced a verdict for the defendants, Brown filed a Rule 50(b) motion for a judgment as a matter of law. The district court denied the motion…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Heck v. HumphreySupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Baker v. McCollanSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Gerstein v. PughSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- United States v. WatsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Screws v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
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3Cited by26 opinions
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