Legal Opinion
Smith v. Holtz
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 13, 2000No. 99-7046UnknownCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
McKEE, Circuit Judge.
Jay C. Smith, the former principal of Upper Merion High School in Upper Mer-ion, Pennsylvania, appeals from a jury verdict in favor of defendants in the civil rights suit he filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The suit arose from an infamous murder and prosecution that were the subjects of books by noted author, Joseph Wambaugh, as well as Smith’s criminal defense attorney. The prosecution also generated a host of criminal and civil litigation. See Smith v. Holtz, 30 F.Supp.2d 468, 471 (E.D.Pa.1998) (collecting cases).
In 1986, Smith received three death…
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3Cited by20 opinions
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