Legal Opinion
Thurman Johnson v. Jack Houser, Sheriff of Pemiscot County, Missouri
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 20, 1983No. 82-1744PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Per curiam
Thurman Johnson brought this action for damages pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Sheriff Robert Houser, claiming that the conditions of his confinement as a pretrial detainee at the Pemiscot County, Missouri jail violated his fifth amendment right to due process. At trial the jury returned a verdict in favor of Sheriff Houser. On appeal Johnson claims that the trial court committed reversible error in instructing the jury. We reject this argument and affirm.
The due process clause of the fifth amendment prohibits the punishment of persons prior to a judgment of conviction. Bell v. Wolfish,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Palmer v. HoffmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Putman v. GerloffCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
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- Rowe International, Inc. v. J-B Enterprises, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
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