Legal Opinion
Sewell v. Town of Lake Hamilton, FL
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 21, 1997No. 95-2867PublishedCited by 226 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUBINA, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Town of Lake Hamilton (“the Town”) appeals from a judgment entered on a jury verdict against it for violations of Appellee Heather Sewell’s (“Sewell”) constitutional rights. For the reasons that follow, we reverse.
BACKGROUND FACTS
At approximately 3:00 a.m. on May 13, 1991, Paul Stines (“Stines”), an officer with the Town’s police department, stopped Se-well, a 22-year old female, for speeding. Stines searched Sewell’s car, with her consent, and found an illegal duplicate driver’s license and a bag of marijuana. 1 Stines had Sewell follow him to the police…
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