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McELWEE v. TODD

No. 77-2494. Summary Calendar.

581 F.2d 1182 (1978)

Jack Ray McELWEE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Pat S. TODD et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 11, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Herschel E. Richard, Jr., Charles G. Tutt, Shreveport, La., Gerard F. Thomas, Jr., Natchitoches, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

William P. Crews, Jr., R. Raymond Arthur, Natchitoches, La., for defendants-appellees.

Richard L. Prudhomme, pro se.

Before MORGAN, CLARK and TJOFLAT, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Appellant McElwee was employed as a fireman by the City of Natchitoches, Louisiana. On August 27, 1973, McElwee was arrested for possession of marijuana and, shortly after the arrest, the City discharged him. McElwee claimed that his arrest was the result of a scheme to entrap him. The Louisiana state trial court sustained McElwee's entrapment defense and dismissed the criminal charges against him. Alleging that his dismissal was unconstitutional, McElwee...

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