PUGH v. RAINWATER

No. 72-1585.

483 F.2d 778 (1973)

Robert PUGH and Nathaniel Henderson, on their own behalf and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees, Thomas Turner and Gary Faulk, on their own behalf and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Intervenors, v. James RAINWATER et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Certiorari Granted December 3, 1973.

Certiorari Denied December 3, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leonard R. Mellon, Asst. State Atty., Barry Richard, Asst. Atty. Gen., Miami, Fla., for defendants-appellants.

Bruce Rogow, Miami, Fla., for Pugh & Henderson.

Phillip A. Hubbart, Public Defender of Dade Co., Miami, Fla., for Pugh.

Lewis Jepeway, Jr., Peter L. Nimkoff, Miami, Fla., amicus curiae for Dade County Bar Assn.

Before JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge, and TUTTLE and INGRAHAM, Circuit Judges.


Certiorari Granted December 3, 1973. See 94 S.Ct. 567.

Certiorari Denied December 3, 1973. See 94 S.Ct. 595.

TUTTLE, Circuit Judge:

We review here a District Court's holding that each Dade County, Florida arrestee held for trial upon an information filed by the state attorney is entitled by the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments to an expeditious hearing before a judicial officer on the question of probable cause for arrest.1

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