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CLAY v. CONLEE

No. 86-1620.

815 F.2d 1164 (1987)

Andrew CLAY, Appellee, v. Coolidge CONLEE, Individually and in his official capacity as Sheriff of St. Francis County, Appellant. St. Francis County Sheriff's Department.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided April 1, 1987.

Rehearing Denied May 12, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fletcher Long, Jr., Forrest City, Ark., for appellant.

Marva J. Davis, Little Rock, Ark., for appellee.

Before HEANEY, Circuit Judge, FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge, and BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.

BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.

The victim of a rape identified plaintiff Andrew Clay, a member of the Arkansas State Police, as her assailant. Within a few hours after Clay's arrest, the arresting officers discovered that the victim had identified the wrong man and that Clay was innocent. Clay promptly was released and the charge against him subsequently was dismissed. Clay later filed this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Coolidge Conlee, St. Francis County Sheriff...

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