Legal Opinion
Stella Jackson Baltezore, Wife of Donald Baltezore v. Concordia Parish Sheriff's Department
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 5, 1985No. 84-4591PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:
In the facts of this appeal a deputy sheriff shot and killed an arrestee while transporting him to a county jail. The plaintiff, the arrestee’s widow, brought suit against the sheriff’s department and certain officers under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and state law. The defendant officers asserted that the arrest was valid and that the shooting was justified under the circumstances. The jury found the arrest unlawful and assessed punitive damages against the sheriff, but returned a verdict favorable to the defendants in most other respects, including an award of damages to…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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