BALTEZORE v. CONCORDIA PARISH SHERIFF'S DEPT.

No. 84-4591.

767 F.2d 202 (1985)

Stella Jackson BALTEZORE, wife of Donald Baltezore, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CONCORDIA PARISH SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied September 4, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Johnson, Ritzie, Taylor & Thomas, Ernest L. Johnson, Baton Rouge, La., James A. Dunn, Jr., New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

Sturgeon, Gore & Gremillion, Brent S. Gore, Ferriday, La., for defendants-appellees.

DeWitt T. Methvin, Jr., Alexandria, La., for Concordia Parish Sheriff.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, RANDALL and JOLLY, Circuit Judges.


E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

In the facts of this appeal a deputy sheriff shot and killed an arrestee while transporting him to a county jail. The plaintiff, the arrestee's widow, brought suit against the sheriff's department and certain officers under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and state law. The defendant officers asserted that the arrest was valid and that the shooting was justified under the circumstances. The jury found the arrest unlawful and assessed punitive...

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