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SMITH v. GONZALES

No. 80-3968.

670 F.2d 522 (1982)

James Martin SMITH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Douglas M. GONZALES, et al., Defendant, Thomas P. Lane, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 15, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew J. Ruzicho, Columbus, Ohio, Jeff C. Calmes, Baton Rouge, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

William H. Cooper, Baton Rouge, La., for defendant-appellee.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, RUBIN and TATE, Circuit Judges.

CLARK, Chief Judge:

Plaintiff, James Martin Smith, appeals from a jury verdict in favor of the defendant, Baton Rouge Parish police officer Thomas P. Lane. In this section 1983 action, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, Smith alleged that his arrest and commitment to a psychiatric ward violated his constitutional rights, as did his arrest on separate charges of incest and carnal knowledge with a minor. He also alleged that Lane's role in the raising of his bail requirement violated...

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