Legal Opinion
Hart v. O'Brien
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 6, 1997No. 96-40151PublishedCited by 165 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:
Various state and county officials searched the home of Peggy Nell Hart (“Hart”), arrested her, and charged her with possession of marijuana. She remained in jail more than two weeks. After the state dismissed the charges, Hart filed suit pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and state law against Red River County, Texas (“the county”) and a number of the officials involved in the case. These officials include Jeff Starnes, an assistant county attorney in Lamar County; Harold O’Brien and Frank Montana, both Texas Department of Public Safety (“DPS”) narcotics officers;…
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