Legal Opinion
E.J. Wilson, Dearest Davis, and Cassandra Linder, Plaintiffs v. Roland Attaway
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 16, 1985No. 83-8237PublishedCited by 157 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Chief Judge:
This is an appeal in three consolidated civil rights cases arising from events that occurred in Wrightsville, Johnson County, Georgia, in April and May 1980.
Several plaintiffs claimed that they were unconstitutionally arrested. All plaintiffs except Richard Turner claimed that they were exposed to unconstitutional conditions in the county jail. All plaintiffs are black, all defendants white. A jury returned verdicts for defendants on all issues.
Some plaintiffs contend they were entitled to summary judgment on the unconstitutional arrest issue. All except Turner contend…
2Cases cited93 opinions
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- Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Payton v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by157 opinions
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- Aubrey Hendrix v. Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- Marilyn Greason v. Ralph KempCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
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