Colburn v. Upper Darby Township

U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit · Decided 1988-01-26

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OPINION OF THE COURT SLOVITER, Circuit Judge. I. Issue This action was filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that the suicide of decedent by a self-inflicted gun wound while she was detained in police custody apparently for public drunkenness was a result of constitutional violations by the officials responsible for h…

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