Grant v. Jones

Sognier, Judge.

Eugene Grant, Jr. brought suit against Thomas Jones, Sheriff of Glynn County, and Randall Garner, a county detention center officer, for damages allegedly incurred when the officials compelled Grant to wear prison clothing to his arraignment hearing. The parties filed cross-motions for summary judgment, and the trial court granted the defendants’ motion and denied Grant’s motion, whereupon Grant filed this appeal.

The record reveals that appellant was arraigned in Glynn County on March 3, 1987. Although the parties dispute the exact makeup of appellant’s clothing, they agree…