BEAUREGARD v. WINGARD

No. 20332.

362 F.2d 901 (1966)

Maurice Emile BEAUREGARD, Appellant, v. William H. WINGARD and Ernest C. Michael, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.

June 20, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Schwartz, Encino, Cal., for appellant.

James L. Focht, McInnis, Focht & Fitzgerald, San Diego, Cal., for appellees.

Before CHAMBERS, MERRILL and DUNIWAY, Circuit Judges.


MERRILL, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal from judgment in favor of the police in a suit under the Civil Rights Act, Rev.Stat. § 1979 (1875), 42 U.S.C. 1983 (1964).1 Appellant, Beauregard, was arrested, detained in jail and prosecuted for the crime of bookmaking, Calif.Penal Code 337a(1) and (3).2 After trial, before court without jury, appellant was acquitted...

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