CHATMAN v. SLAGLE

No. 95-3885.

107 F.3d 380 (1997)

Ronnie L. CHATMAN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James SLAGLE, Defendant, Richard Unger, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided February 19, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allan Scott Fisher, Toledo, OH, William L. Davis (argued and briefed), Lexington, KY, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Allen P. Adler, Asst. Attorney Gen. (argued and briefed), Columbus, OH, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before: SUHRHEINRICH and MOORE, Circuit Judges; McKINLEY, District Judge.


MOORE, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-Appellee Ronnie L. Chatman successfully sued Ohio State Trooper Richard Unger under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for an illegal search which resulted in his arrest on drug charges. Unger appeals, arguing that Chatman presented insufficient evidence of injury under the applicable law and that the criminal procedure doctrine of inevitable discovery should bar recovery. For the reasons set forth below...

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