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TATUM v. HOUSER

No. 79-2045.

642 F.2d 253 (1981)

Frankie TATUM, Appellant, v. Sheriff Jake HOUSER, Individually and Collectively, in his Official Capacity, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided March 6, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Beaton, Kennett, Mo., for appellant.

Wendell W. Crow, Ford, Ford, Crow & Reynolds, Kennett, Mo., for appellee.

Before LAY, Chief Judge, and HEANEY and ARNOLD, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

Frankie Tatum was detained in the Pemiscott County Jail in Caruthersville, Missouri, from December 2 through December 20, 1977, while awaiting trial on a charge of first degree murder. After transfer from that jail, he commenced a civil rights action against the Sheriff of Pemiscott County, Jake Houser, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. In a trial before the court, he alleged violations of his Fifth and Fourteenth...

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