WILSON v. CITY OF ZANESVILLE

No. 91-3464.

954 F.2d 349 (1992)

John WILSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF ZANESVILLE, Jay Vinsel, Charles Rush, Deke Miedel, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided January 16, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. McCarty (argued and briefed), Columbus, Ohio, for plaintiff-appellant.

Rufus B. Hurst, Jonathan J. Downes, Downes & Hurst, Columbus, Ohio, for defendants-appellees City of Zanesville, Jay Vinsel and Charles Rush.

Jonathan J. Downes, Downes & Hurst, Columbus, Ohio, Thomas Bopeley (argued and briefed), Zanesville, Ohio, for defendant-appellee Deke Miedel.

Before MARTIN and SUHRHEINRICH, Circuit Judges, and PECK, Senior Circuit Judge.


BOYCE F. MARTIN, Jr., Circuit Judge.

On September 20, 1989, Zanesville police officer Deke Miedel entered the Smokestack, a tobacco shop owned by John Wilson, and purchased two items from Wilson's employee. Miedel taped his conversation with the employee using a hidden pocket tape recorder. Following the purchase, Miedel and another officer, without a warrant, seized items valued at $850 including glass, ceramic, and brass...

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