Legal Opinion
June Aaron Sanders v. St. Louis County Alexander Forde and Frederick C. White
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 30, 1983No. 83-1357PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Per curiam
June Aaron Sanders filed this suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against St. Louis County and two county employees alleging deprivations of his constitutional rights. After trial, the jury found for Sanders on his claim against the county, but for the individual defendants. The district court 1 granted the county’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, and Sanders appeals.
Sanders was convicted of second degree murder and incarcerated at the Missouri State Penitentiary. In 1977 he filed a post-conviction motion with the state court to set aside the conviction. On July 23, 1980 he was…
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- David R. Ferranti v. John J. MoranCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980
- Thomas Turpin v. Joseph MailetCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
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- Laura Nix v. Bobby Norman, Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training and the State of ArkansasCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
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