ROBERTSON v. PLANO CITY OF TEXAS

No. 94-41229.

70 F.3d 21 (1995)

Glen ROBERTSON and Cheryl Robertson, Individually and as Heirs at Law of Jonathan P. Robertson, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. PLANO CITY OF TEXAS, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 15, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Russell Tucker, Dallas, TX, for appellants.

Ernest E. Figari, Jr., Stephen D. Howen, Figari & Davenport, Dallas, TX, for appellees.

Before REYNALDO G. GARZA, BARKSDALE and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judges.


RHESA HAWKINS BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge:

For this challenge to a Rule 12(b)(6) dismissal, primarily at issue is whether police officers violated a juvenile's rights under the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments when, while investigating a burglary, they admonished him regarding potential imprisonment, even though they knew that the described punishment was applicable only to adults. We AFFIRM.

I.

Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, the Robertsons sued...

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