· 12/17/1920
Hazelwood v. McKenna
Citations
- 190 Ky. 58
- 226 S.W. 365
- 1920 Ky. LEXIS 540
How courts have described this case
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- finding that, “[t]he fact 22 that Plaintiff faced imprisonment up to 6 months for the charge demonstrates that the prior 23 conviction was a serious offense that Plaintiff was motivated to fully litigate.”
- misdemeanor conviction barred the plaintiff from litigating the issue of whether officers had probable cause to support his detention and arrest in a subsequent civil action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983
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Judges: Sampson
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