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· 2/6/1976

Hubert Y. Linn v. Roy M. Garcia and Milo Mally

Citations

  • 531 F.2d 855
  • 1976 U.S. App. LEXIS 12970

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • remarking that police officers cannot be required to conduct a trial-like inquiry as a precondition to executing a valid arrest
  • affirming judgment for section 1983 plaintiff based upon beatings by police officer.
  • “It is not material that the person arrested may turn out to be innocent, and the arresting officer is not required to conduct a trial before determining to make the arrest.”

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Judges: Heaney, Webster, Henley

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