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· 6/28/1996

Harris County Precinct Four Constable Department v. Grabowski

Citations

  • 922 S.W.2d 954
  • 1996 WL 242608

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that deputy’s belief that he had reported a violation of law was not reasonable where the violation was simply that of an internal departmental policy
  • holding that deputy’s belief that he had reported a violation of law was not reasonable where the violation was simply that of an internal departmental policy
  • holding that deputy's belief that he had reported a violation of law was not reasonable where the violation was simply that of an internal departmental policy
  • concluding that officer’s belief “that Constable Moore violated the law fails to satisfy the second prong because his belief was not reasonable in light of his experience as a peace officer”
  • holding statute did not apply to reported violation of constable = s internal policies
  • holding that the officer failed to prove that he had an objective good- faith belief that the constable violated the law because “he presented no evidence of a law he believed [the constable] violated,” and he “openly admitted that he could think of no traffic law violated”

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Judges: Abbott

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