Jeffers v. Heavrin’s Empirical Analysis
932 F.2d 1160 · 1991
Citation profile
7 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Terry v. Ohio · Illinois v. Gates · United States v. Ventresca · Camara v. Municipal Court of City and County of San Francisco · See v. City of Seattle
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“We also conclude the court erred in determining that damages were not proved with sufficient specificity to be awarded. Although damages of the type incurred here do not generate paid receipts or documented out-of-pocket expenses or losses, they are not speculative and appear, to us at least, relatively easy to compute. Due to our ruling on the probable cause issue, we pass no judgment on the viability of a “negligent prosecution” theory. It may well be that this theory will now be subsumed by the probable cause determination, since it would appear the damages would be the same under either theory.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Jeffers v. Heavrin“Under these circumstances, we are forced to conclude that the requisite probable cause for an arrest was lacking. In reaching this conclusion, we do not foreclose an argument upon remand that Officer Heav-rin, although in the wrong, may nonetheless be entitled to qualified immunity. We pass no judgment on the merits of such an argument, if made.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Jeffers v. Heavrin“entry policy of a private entity to generate 'consent' and thus justify a search that otherwise would be beyond the power of the police agency to conduct.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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